Planning your personal finances in 2026 and beyond Personal Finance Partner content, in association with JP Morgan Personal Investing. By Claire Exley, head of financial advice and guidance at J.P. Morgan Personal Investing In the run-up, the 2025 Budget was probably one of the most talked about in recent years. The telltale sign is when friends who don’t usually show much interest are suddenly asking [...]
Goodbye Nutmeg, hello Clove: New investing service lands £10m funding Business As the London fintech world bids goodbye to investing app Nutmeg, a new spice-themed alternative is about to rise up from the ashes. Investing startup Clove, a new venture from serial entrepreneur Christian Owens, has emerged from stealth after landing a bumper £10m funding round. The pre-seed round featured a host of prominent investors including [...]
JP Morgan beefs up seaside UK office as it backs ‘talent of tomorrow’ Banking US banking juggernaut JP Morgan has announced a hefty UK investment as part of plans to beef up its home base in the country. The bank said it will invest over £300m into its Bournemouth campus, which will help facilitate a new building and upgraded facilities for the sites 5,300 employees. The firm – which [...]
JP Morgan scraps Nutmeg in launch of new personal investing brand October 1, 2025 JP Morgan is to scrap its Nutmeg brand and roll its services into a new consumer wealth management business as it intensifies its battle with market leader Hargreaves Lansdown. The new service, dubbed JP Morgan Personal Investing, will offer managed investments, pensions, and ISAs alongside digital financial planning tools and dedicated relationship managers. The bank [...]
JPMorgan Chase poaches record number of senior bankers as Wall Street talent war escalates August 31, 2025 JPMorgan Chase has hired a record number of senior bankers in the past year, poaching about 100 managing directors from rivals including Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, as Wall Street’s largest lender looks to expand its investment banking franchise. The bank has brought in more managing directors to its commercial and investment banking division in the [...]
Upper Tax Tribunal dismisses JP Morgan Chase Bank VAT appeal June 20, 2025 Upper Tribunal judges have kicked out US banking giant JP Morgan Chase's appeal against HMRC's position on taxing intra-group services.
HSBC: FTSE 100 giant mulls return to office mandate June 18, 2025 Banking juggernaut HSBC is exploring a global mandate that would force employees back into the office for at least three days a week. The lender’s considerations come straight from the top, with chief executive Georges Elhedery meeting with executives across the business to discuss a group-wide return. Discussions are still said to be going, as [...]
UK fintech: Can Britain’s booming sector conquer Europe and the US? June 1, 2025 UK fintechs have transformed the British banking landscape – and firms are fixing their eyes on international endeavours. Top names ballooned profits and customers bases over the last year whilst picking up a fleet of accolades. London-based Allica Bank was dubbed the UK’s fastest growing private company by The Times Hundred and Europe’s fastest growing start-up by Sifted. [...]
How quantum computing could save the NHS May 6, 2025 Quantum computing shoul be embedded into the daily lives of doctors on the NHS frontline, writes Ilyas Khan.
Embracing neurodiversity will get the best out of the City’s workforce May 5, 2025 It's not just the right thing to do, embracing neurodiversity is the key to unlocking our workforce's full potential, writes Alastair King.