Motor finance, Madoff fraud, tax fears – bank shares defy the noise October 31, 2025 A motor finance battle, hefty impairment charges and the shadow of 2008 all cast over banks third-quarter results but beneath the fog investors are rewarding the FTSE 100’s top lenders for another bumper quarter. The FTSE 350 banks index has risen nearly four per cent this month and is up 17 per cent for the [...]
Standard Chartered shares hit 12-year high after income upgrade October 30, 2025 Banking giant Standard Chartered has upgraded its income target for the full-year after its booming wealth business powered profit higher. The FTSE 100 lender posted a pre-tax profit of $1.8bn (£1.36bn) in the three months to September, ahead of the $1.5bn pencilled in by analysts. Shares in the bank jumped to a 12-year high after [...]
HSBC shares rise as Georges Elhedery’s pivot East beats the noise October 28, 2025 HSBC’s pass through the third quarter was almost identical to the second. Despite another hefty hit to the firm’s bottom line, chief executive Georges Elhedery has quietly and effectively pushed ahead with his bold overhaul of the group. For the three months to September 30, HSBC took a 14 per cent profit beat falling to [...]
Reeves’ National Wealth Fund faces ‘very challenging’ growth goal October 28, 2025 Rachel Reeves faces an uphill battle as she looks to use her National Wealth Fund to ramp up the government’s economic growth mission, top MPs have warned. The Chancellor has touted the new unit as a growth-focused initiative that would unlock over £70bn in private investment. But in a new Treasury Select Committee report, the group’s [...]
Autumn Budget: Wealth tax would drive £100bn out of UK economy October 16, 2025 Rachel Reeves is facing renewed calls to rule out any form of wealth tax in the Autumn Budget with concerns such a move would drive £100bn out of the UK economy. The Chancellor confirmed on Wednesday higher taxes on the nation’s wealthiest would be a “part of the story” in the Budget. But fresh research [...]
Average Brit would need lifetime of earnings to become wealthy October 8, 2025 The average British worker would need to save more than a lifetime’s worth of earnings to become wealthy, fresh analysis has revealed. The ever-widening wealth gap means it would take £1.3m – around 52 years’ worth of average earnings – to jump from the middle to the top of wealth distribution. This is over a [...]
Revolut boss abandons UK residency in favour of UAE October 7, 2025 The boss of London-born fintech juggernaut Revolut has abandoned his main residency in the UK in favour of the United Arab Emirates. Nik Storonsky’s updated residency was posted in fresh Companies House filings on the fintech chief’s family company on Tuesday. The move comes mere weeks after Revolut pumped £3bn into the UK as it [...]
Lloyds: FTSE 100 giant’s slow wealth progress sparks takeover talk October 7, 2025 Lloyds’ “slow” progress in wealth management has sparked talks of a potential takeover as the banking titan looks to beef up its offering for high net worth individuals. The FTSE 100 giant exited the area in 2013 as part of a simplification drive after the financial crisis, with the reduction of its stake in St [...]
Lloyds looks to take control of Schroders wealth tie-up October 2, 2025 Lloyds Banking Group is looking to ditch its wealth tie-up with Schroders and take control of the six-year old unit. The FTSE 100 titan is poised to buy out Schroders’ 49.9 per cent stake in Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW). The transaction would hand full control over to Lloyds as the bank sets out to expand [...]
Mattioli Woods: Wealth manager’s profit jumps after quitting London September 30, 2025 Profit at wealth and asset management business Mattioli Woods has jumped in the year after quitting the London Stock Exchange. The Leicester-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax profit of £14.2m for the 12 months to 31 May, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The total is up significantly from the £1m it [...]