AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUK Politics Shock: Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister on June 22, triggering Labour’s leadership process and putting Andy Burnham firmly in the frame to become the next PM, after Burnham’s by-election win. Markets & FX: The FTSE 100 rose about 0.7% as investors looked past the political churn; Brent fell and the pound steadied. Banking & Finance Dealflow: Lloyds is reportedly weighing a bid for Aldermore as the car finance mis-selling redress landscape reshapes challenger-bank consolidation, while IP Group rejected a takeover proposal from Railpen. Cyber & AI for Finance: Sophos joined OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program to bring frontier-model capabilities into defender workflows. Fintech Product News: Psalion launched institutional digital-asset-backed lending with a self-custody option, while FinAIBox rolled out structured arbitrage tools and MoonPay acquired Entendre. Energy Access: The UK extended the Ayrton Fund to 2030 and scaled up its Transforming Energy Access platform, alongside a new international climate finance strategy. Consumer/Payments Angle: eSIM.net warned many “local” travel eSIMs are actually roaming via wholesale partners, affecting performance and features.
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