Costa del Court: City law firm follows wealthy Brits to Mallorca Legal London-based family law firm AFP Bloom has opened an office in Mallorca to serve the growing number of British families relocating to the Spanish island. The law firm, known for its work with high-net-worth and international families, has opened a new Palma office, allowing clients to receive specialist English legal advice in-person on the island [...]
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin attacks government’s ‘unfriendly’ attitude to business Politics Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has said he is “very concerned” by the wealth exodus gripping the UK as he hit out at Labour’s “unfriendly” attitude towards entrepreneurs. The pub tycoon said it is “madness” to blame the number of ultra-rich businesspeople leaving the country on anything other than the business conditions created by the government. [...]
Hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos joins UK wealth exodus Wealth The hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos has joined the ranks of ultra-wealthy residents in leaving the UK, in a decision likely to cost the government billions of pounds lost tax revenue. Rokos, the founder of his namesake investment firm Rokos Capital Management who paid more than £300m in tax last year alone, is leaving the [...]
Here’s how Britain can woo back the world’s wealthy September 2, 2026 Britain has the lowest number of millionaires since the financial crash but Andy Burnham seems to have plans to stem the tide. Here’s what he should do, according to James Hodgkinson The sad truth is that Britain is getting poorer. Last year saw the number of UK millionaires reach just 442,000. A grim milestone, and [...]
Dolly Parton: The rhinestone capitalist August 27, 2026 Dolly Parton is often celebrated as a working class hero, but her entrepreneurial triumphs can be read as a fable of capitalism too.
Billions in pensions go missing: JP Morgan and Standard Life reconnect Brits with lost wealth August 24, 2026 Over £2bn in lost wealth was returned to savers in the first six months of the year, by firms including JP Morgan and Standard Life who want to reconnect Brits with lost money. The initiative, dubbed ‘Billions 4 Millions, returned £2.5bn in lost and uncliamed financial assets to consumers, spanning pensions, investments, savings and financial [...]
UK’s largest wealth firms tighten their hold on the market August 18, 2026 The ten largest wealth firms in the UK have expanded their grip on the market, serving nearly the entirety of the country’s client base. The firms served up to 89 per cent of the discretionary client base in the previous tax year, according to the latest wealth management survey from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). [...]
London IPO candidate Utmost sees inflows slide August 12, 2026 A wealth soultions firm expected to IPO in London later this year has posted a fall in inflows as a boost generated by last year’s UK government tax shake up tailed off. Utmost, owned by private equity firms Oaktree Capital and Brookfield, recorded £4.4bn of inflows in the first half of the year, down from [...]
Revolut founder’s wealth set to balloon amid talks of share award at $500bn valuation August 5, 2026 The billionaire founder of Revolut is set to see his wealth balloon following reports of a pay package that would land him a major stock windfall if the fintech reaches a $500bn valuation. The digital bank, which is currently undergoing a secondary share sale seeking to value the firm at $115bn, is in discussions to [...]
HSBC kicks off $1bn share buyback after profit smashes forecast August 4, 2026 HSBC has resumed its share buyback programme after profit soared past expectations in the second quarter of 2026. The FTSE 100 bank – whose market cap of £274bn makes it the London Stock Exchange’s most valuable company – posted $10.1bn (£7.5bn) in pre-tax profit for the last three months, surging past an internal forecast of [...]