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  • Natwest sells HR advisory arm in latest structure overhaul

    Banking

    Natwest has sold its human resources advisory arm to a private-equity backed rival in the latest deal by the banking giant on the road to streamlining its operations. The FTSE 100 titan has offloaded Mentor – its small business HR support service – to Empowering People Group, a specialist HR service backed by Limerston Capital. [...]

    NatWest bank logo prominently displayed on a modern glass building, reflecting the financial institutions corporate identity.
  • Royal London reports assets under management hitting record high

    Business

    Asset management giant Royal London reported assets under management reaching record highs in its latest annual results, boosted by buoyant equities market movements and a key acquisition. Assets under management (AUM) jumped to a record £199bn, up from £173bn the prior year, thanks chiefly to its recent acquisition Dalmore Capital, which brought in £6bn, and [...]

    Royal London shared £181mn with its 2.3m customers in April
  • Labour urged to give HENRYs a hand to boost investment

    Wealth

    The sheer tax cliff-edge facing workers earning £100,000 or more is harming the UK’s ambitions to foster greater retail investment, according to IG.  New research from the online investment platform found that HENRYs, an acronym which stands for High Earner, Not Rich Yet, are unable to invest as much as they would like due to [...]

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  • How HSBC and Standard Chartered are riding high on Asia’s wealth

    February 26, 2026

    London’s banking giants are circling the UK’s wealth management pie. But two other top lenders could be carving out a feast 6,000 miles away.  HSBC and Standard Chartered posted hefty bumps to their wealth divisions, driven by a strategic focus on Asia and the Middle East. In financial results shared on Wednesday, HSBC revealed bank-wide [...]

  • Standard Chartered hikes investor returns despite profit miss

    February 24, 2026

    Standard Chartered handed out bumper investor returns following its full-year results despite the London-listed bank missing its profit target pencilled in by analysts. The Asian-focused lender recorded a two per cent uptick in pre-tax profit to $814m, falling below analyst expectations of $1.1bn. The miss came as net interest income performed weaker-than-expected, slumping 12 per [...]

  • The problem with The Real Housewives of London: Where’s the old money?

    February 13, 2026

    The Real Housewives of London's major flaw? Nobody who's actually rich in London wants to do it, writes Anna Moloney.

  • FTSE 100 Live: Schroders in £10bn deal; UK economic growth lags

    February 12, 2026

    Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. It was another record day for the FTSE 100 on Wednesday, which secured its highest close of all time. On a strong day for commodity-related stocks in London, London’s blue-chip index closed 1.14 per cent higher at 10,472p. But it wasn’t all cheery in the [...]

  • Why Natwest splashed the cash for a slice of the wealth management pie

    February 10, 2026

    Natwest has opened its wallet for its biggest deal since the financial crisis, as the bank revives its appetite for acquisitions after the remaining government-owned shares in the business were finally sold. But after the FTSE 100 firm watched its share price sink into the red on Monday, will there be a sense of buyer’s [...]

  • Natwest shares sink after bank unveils £2.7bn wealth deal

    February 9, 2026

    Natwest has beat its banking rivals to snap up wealth manager Evelyn Partners and laid out plans to kick off a new round of shareholder returns. The FTSE 100 banking giant, which returned to privatisation last year, said it had sealed a £2.7bn deal to purchase the firm from its private equity owners Permira and [...]

  • Barclays and Natwest set for bidding war in race to beef up wealth arms

    February 4, 2026

    Barclays and Natwest are set for a bidding war as the banks prepare to make their play to snap up Evelyn Partners amid the race to beef up wealth management arms. The blue-chip lenders are both gearing up to table offers of over £2bn for the London-based wealth manager. A successful takeover would help enhance [...]

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