Betaville

The property tycoon, the transport company and the brokers...

Back in the aftermath of the 2020 stockmarket crash little old Betaville broke the story of an impending row between property entrepreneur Robert Tchenguiz and a group of well known stockbroking firms, such as FTSE 250-listed IG.

The likes of IG, CMC Markets and Intertrader - which was owned by Ladbrokes owner Entain - had sold out Tchenguiz's 7pc shareholding in FirstGroup during the rout of March 2020 after he allegedly failed to meet margin calls...