AGP Executive Report
Last update: 25 minutes agoMarkets & Housing: The FTSE 100 slipped 0.3% to 10,868 as investors booked end-of-month gains, while Nationwide showed UK house price growth easing to 1.8% year-on-year in July (up 0.1% month-on-month). Football Finance Backlash: UK ministers backed UEFA’s boycott of FIFA competitions over plans to sell World Cup-linked stakes to private investors, with PM Andy Burnham calling FIFA chief Gianni Infantino the “wrong person” and finance minister John Healey saying the scheme looks set to collapse. Banking & Wealth: NatWest’s private banking and wealth arm (including Evelyn Partners) reported £212m operating profit for the six months to 30 June, and RBC Wealth Management urged HNW clients to plan calmly amid policy uncertainty. Betting Sector Pressure: Betfred will close 132 shops and cut 600+ jobs, blaming higher gambling taxes and costs. Energy & Investment: BP confirmed it wants to sell its North Sea business as the UK signals a more “pragmatic” approach to drilling. Fintech & Regulation: Lloyds completed live tokenised deposit transactions via Project Agorá, while the FCA moved to publish daily stock-trading data as part of market transparency reforms. Crypto & Payments: Remitly launched a Global Card for cross-border transfers, and XRP ETF inflows reportedly topped $1.5bn.
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