FTSE giants urge Reeves to unlock more domestic capital for businesses November 6, 2025 Over 250 companies across the London Stock Exchange have called on the Chancellor to do more to unlock domestic capital from pension funds for UK businesses to boost economic growth. In a letter to Rachel Reeves, signatories including asset manager Schroders and fashion giant Mulberry, warned that there is too little capital invested in the [...]
Londoners race to invest as the rest of the country falls behind October 31, 2025 Londoners are gearing up to invest in the stock market in 2026 but the rest of the country is failing to shift away from cash savings. According to fresh research from wealth manager Stratiphy, nearly 70 per cent of Londoners are planning on investing in the next 12 months, in a bid to secure higher [...]
UK dividends fall as companies battle challenging economic backdrop October 23, 2025 UK dividends tumbled in the third quarter of the financial year, as large companies made significant cuts to their shareholder payouts. According to the latest dividend monitor from financial services firm Computershare, London-listed firms paid their shareholders £24.6bn in the third quarter, through one off and regular payments. This was a 1.4 per cent year-on-year [...]
Reeves’ tax grab could ‘wipe £4bn out of the stock market’ October 22, 2025 One of the UK’s leading trading platforms has warned Chancellor Rachel Reeves that raising retail investor taxes could wipe billions off the stock market, undermining government attempts to boost domestic investing and strengthen the London market. According to research from trading platform IG, a two percentage point increase in both dividend and capital gains tax [...]
Treasury eyes ISA season for financial advice scheme rollout October 15, 2025 A flurry of fresh financial advice could be aimed at savers as soon as February as the Treasury seeks to fast-track the rollout of its flagship scheme to get more Brits investing in the stock market. In a speech to the Investment Association last night, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby confirmed the government [...]
UK IPOs predicted to rebound as London anticipates listings October 9, 2025 London IPO activity remained subdued in the third quarter of 2025, but improved market sentiment and a strong 2026 IPO pipeline suggests confidence in the capital’s flagship index is beginning to grow. Between July and September, there were just three listings on London’s secondary AIM market, raising £16.3m, according to EY-Parthenon’s market tracker. Overall, there [...]
Reeves and Goldman chief to pitch London to IPO candidates October 5, 2025 Chancellor Rachel Reeves will pitch to London Stock Exchange flotation candidates alongside one of the City’s top bankers, in her bid to revive interest in the struggling UK market. First reported by Sky News, Reeves and Lucy Rugby, the newly appointed City minister, will host a group of company bosses on Monday to discuss “the [...]
IPO woes: Can LED face masks and tinned tuna IPOs revitalise London? October 4, 2025 The City heaved a sigh of relief on Friday morning, as two companies ploughed ahead with their plans to list on the London market, signalling that an IPO drought that has long plagued the London bourse may soon come to an end. The Beauty Tech Group announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering [...]
‘It’s risky to be in the UK’ – Cleo founder on unicorn status and City regulation September 30, 2025 Nine years ago entrepreneur Matt Clifford took a data scientist to a “terrible pub” to convince him to drop his PhD and create his own start-up. “You may as well just take the risk, the biggest risk is not taking the risk,” Clifford told a young Barney Hussey-Yeo. Almost a decade later in 2025, Hussey-Yeo [...]
City asked to contribute £120m Rachel Reeves’ stock market push September 22, 2025 Rachel Reeves’ major advertising push to re-invigorate the London market is expected to cost the City £120m, new documents have revealed. The campaign, which is being led by the Investment Association, was announced as part of Reeves’ Mansion House package where the Chancellor made her pro-business plea to the City. But smaller financial services firms [...]