By: Maisie Grice

Investment Reporter Maisie Grice is City AM’s investment reporter. She completed the Financial Time’s newsroom apprenticeship, working on specialist magazine Investors’ Chronicle and the UK news desk before joining FT Money as a personal finance reporter. She also worked as a regional news reporter at the Manchester Evening News, covering live events, crime and local politics.

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HMRC bank account raid powers spark concern over burden of proof

Tax

HMRC’s upcoming new powers, which allow it to recover tax debts directly from bank accounts, raises questions about how the taxman calculates debt. The new powers, unveiled by Chancellor John Healey in the Budget, effective from July 2029, will allow HMRC to automatically deduct debts from holders who fail to engage with the taxman despite being able [...]
Mortgage holders brace for ‘painful rise’ after interest rate hike

Personal Finance

Mortgage holders are bracing for a “painful rise” in payments after the Bank of England tightened monetary policy for the first time since mid-2023. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee raised interest rates to four per cent in a bid to stop inflation spiralling out of control amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. But [...]
Bomb threats reported against multiple European flights for second time in a week

Aviation

Multiple flights travelling to European destinations were diverted on Thursday morning following a further series of bomb threats. The incidents come after several planes, including some departing from the UK and Ireland, were subject to hoax security alerts earlier this week. At least 14 flights have reportedly been affected today, with fighter jets escorting aircrafts [...]

M&G tilts focus to life channel as asset management demand stalls

November 5, 2026

A sharp acceleration in bulk purchase annuities stopped M&G from sliding into net outflows in the third quarter, as asset management demand slowed. The investment manager generated net inflows of £1.8bn in the third quarter, remaining flat from the prior year, with the majority recorded by its Life channel. The segment, which handles personal insurance [...]
Investors turn away from equity funds as UK continues to suffer outflows

November 5, 2026

Investors cut their exposure to equities last month, turning to bonds and money market funds, as UK-focused funds suffered another wave of withdrawals. UK investors withdrew £1bn from equity funds in October, up from £858m the prior month, marking the sixteenth month of outflows in the last seventeen, according to the latest fund flow index [...]
‘Punishing’ Autumn Budget tax trap set to deal further blow to HENRYs

November 4, 2026

Thousands of UK workers are set to face an effective 64 per cent tax rate on their cash savings under a fresh tax raid launched by John Healey in his maiden Budget. The Chancellor confirmed he will hike taxes on savings by a further two per cent in April 2027, taking the rate to 44 [...]
‘Safety net rather than a straitjacket’: Pension providers question Labour guaranteed income plan

November 3, 2026

Pension providers have questioned whether the government can deliver on its plans to guarantee retirement income for millions of private sector workers. Pensions minister Torsten Bell unveiled plans on Tuesday which will require pension providers to offer workers an annual income as standard in retirement. Dubbed ‘Guided Retirement’, the overhaul is anticipated to bring private [...]
China halts IPOs as Asian markets continue to retreat under AI woes

November 3, 2026

China’s securities regulator has reportedly paused listings in another blow to the region, as it struggles to recover from investors’ AI fears. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has held meetings with investment banks over the last few days about holding fire on initial public offerings, according to reports in the Financial Times. Large sales by [...]
Private workers to get guaranteed pension income for life in bid to close savings gap

November 3, 2026

Private sector workers are set to be given access to guaranteed pension income for life, as the government aims to close the retirement savings gap between the public and private sector. Under new plans set out by pensions minister Torsten Bell on Tuesday, providers will be required to offer workers an annual income as standard [...]
Global AI sell-off eases after bruising end of month performance

November 2, 2026

The global AI sell-off eased on Monday as falling oil prices buoyed investors’ moods and sent them flocking back to tech stocks. After a bruising rout in tech shares on Wall Street last week, the Nasdaq Composite Index and the S&P 500 rose 1.2 per cent and 0.7 respectively on market open. It’s a sharp [...]

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