By: Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert Hargreaves is CityAM's Chief Operating Officer. He was previously the Managing Editor and CityAM's News Editor. Today he edits Whisky Business: CityAM's monthly look at the world of whisky and covers the insurance sector, including Lloyd's of London. Before joining CityAM, he helped lead the digital team at MoneyWeek, the UK's best-selling financial magazine. Rupert has nearly 20 years of experience in financial journalism and holds qualifications from the CFA Institute and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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GlobalData reports ‘transformational’ 2024 due to AI demand

March 10, 2025

GlobalData has reported a five per cent increase in revenue to £285.5m for the year ended 31 December 2024, in line with market expectations. The company, which provides data and business intelligence solutions across various industries, reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) growth of five per cent to £116.8m, with an EBITDA [...]
Clarkson: Shipping giant shrugs off uncertainty to report higher profit

March 10, 2025

Clarkson has reported robust preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2024, despite a challenging global shipping environment. The company, the world’s leading provider of integrated shipping services, offers broking, financial, support, and research services to clients worldwide. It reported revenue of £661.4m, up from £639.4m in 2023. Underlying profit before taxation rose six [...]
FTSE 100 giant Admiral announces bumper special dividend as profit jumps

March 6, 2025

FTSE 100 insurance giant Admiral has reported a significant jump in profit for 2024. Earnings per share nearly doubled to 216.6p, up from 111.2p in the previous year, as pre-tax earnings increased by 90 per cent to £839.2m Turnover rose by 28 per cent to £6.15bn, as insurance revenue grew by 37 per cent to [...]
Dettol and Nurofen owner Reckitt to sell divisions as it slims down

March 6, 2025

Dettol, Lysol, Durex, and Nurofen owner Reckitt has delivered a mixed financial performance for 2024, with modest like-for-like revenue growth and increased profitability but a decline in reported net revenue due to foreign exchange impacts. Like-for-like net revenue rose 1.4 per cent, driven by gains in Hygiene and Health, while Nutrition declined. Hygiene and Health [...]
Quilter hikes dividend as ongoing advice review drags on

March 5, 2025

Asset management firm Quilter has reported a 17 per cent rise in adjusted profit to £196m for 2024, alongside a two-percentage-point improvement in its operating margin to 29 per cent. The wealth management firm, which provides advice and investment solutions across the high net worth and affluent market segments, recorded net inflows of £4.8bn. This [...]
Beazley records record profit despite wildfire losses

March 4, 2025

Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley has reported a record profit before tax of $1.4bn (£1.1bn) for 2024, a 13 per cent increase from the previous year. The specialist insurer also announced a $500m (£394m) share buyback programme alongside a 76 per cent rise in its ordinary dividend to 25p per share. Gross insurance written premiums [...]
Close Brothers completes sale of asset management arm to Oaktree

March 3, 2025

Banking group Close Brothers has completed the sale of Close Brothers Asset Management (CBAM) to global investment management firm Oaktree Capital Management. The transaction, finalised on 28 February 2025, is expected to bolster the bank’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio by approximately 120 basis points, from 12.1 per cent to 13.3 per cent. [...]
Boeing issues weigh on FTSE 250 group Senior’s results

March 3, 2025

Aerospace and defence group Senior has reported revenue of £977.1m for the year ended 31 December 2024, a one per cent increase compared to the previous year. Operating profit rose six per cent to £40.3m, while profit before tax increased by 22 per cent to £27.8m. Adjusted profit before tax declined by 14 per cent [...]
Bunzl: FTSE 100 giant looks to further deals in 2025 after profit jumps

March 3, 2025

FTSE 100 international distribution and services company Bunzl has reported a slight decline in revenue on a reported basis for 2024. Revenue stood at £11.78bn ($14.91bn), a 0.2 per cent decrease on a reported basis but up 3.1 per cent at constant exchange rates. Adjusted operating profit increased by 7.2 per cent at constant exchange [...]
Hiscox: Profit hits record at Lloyd’s of London insurer

February 27, 2025

Lloyd’s of London insurer Hiscox has reported a record profit for the year ended 31 December 2024, with pre-tax earnings reaching $685.4m (£541.5m), a 9.5 per cent increase from the previous year. The insurance group’s net insurance contract written premiums rose to $3.7bn (£2.9bn) in 2023, up from $3.6bn (£2.8bn) in 2023. Insurance contract written [...]

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