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Changes to the ownership structure of Purplebricks parent company Strike have emerged following Companies House filings, alongside overdue annual accounts for both entities. Charles Dunstone, the billionaire founder of Carphone Warehouse, is no longer listed personally as a person of significant control at Strike, according to documents filed yesterday. Instead, his investment vehicle Freston Ventures…

Standard Chartered has become the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) and the first UK issuer to issue digitally native notes (DNNs) on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (D-FMI), the bank announced on August 20, 2026. The transaction consists of USD 200 million in three-year floating-rate notes, issued using distributed ledger technology through Euroclear’s D-FMI….

InfiniG, an enterprise cellular platform for commercial real estate, announced Tuesday that it has raised a $5.2 million seed round. Early-stage venture capital firms J2 Ventures and Stormbreaker Ventures led the round. SEE ALSO: Proptech Seed Rounds This Year Are in Full Bloom Los Gatos, Calif.-based InfiniG said it will use the funding to expand…

The long and twisting tale of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Christopher Brogdon added yet another chapter last week as a trustee notified bondholders of disbursements coming from a fair fund set up to benefit investors harmed by Brogdon’s alleged violations. Processing Content In 2015, the SEC brought a complaint against Brogdon, accusing…

Homebuyers in the UK could reduce property costs by up to 47% by purchasing in postcodes adjacent to the country’s most expensive areas, according to research from Lloyds Bank. The study compared the highest-priced postcode in each region with the most affordable neighbouring postcode sharing its border. Nationally, homes in these adjacent areas cost 28%…