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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Home Secretary: Illegal migration is causing “huge divides”

November 16, 2025

Illegal migration is causing “huge divides” in the UK and must be brought under control to maintain consent for any form of asylum system, the Home Secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood said the Government needed to “deal with the pull factors that draw people in the first place” as she plans to announce a new [...]
Autumn Budget: What does the income tax U-turn mean for your salary?

November 14, 2025

In a major U-turn, Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ is understood to have ripped up plans to hike income tax in the looming Autumn Budget. Reeves was poised to hitch up income tax by 2p at the end of the month, whilst cutting national insurance – for lower earners – by the same amount. While the decision [...]
Salary sacrifice cuts could damage retirement savings

November 13, 2025

Brits will save less into their pensions if rumoured changes to salary sacrifice schemes are confirmed in the Budget, putting individual retirements and economic growth at risk. According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), nearly 40 per cent of people will put less into their pension if Chancellor Rachel Reeves decided to cap salary [...]
How did South Korea clinch the top spot in global markets?

November 13, 2025

Stock markets across the globe have shrugged off months of geopolitical and economic turmoil with all major indexes rallying since the start of the year. The FTSE has risen 19.8 per cent since January, hitting record highs,while the Nasdaq has jumped 21.7 per cent buoyed by the AI boom, and Japan’s Nikkei 255 reaped the [...]
Government to reconsider Waspi women compensation claim after new evidence

November 12, 2025

The decision not to award compensation to women affected by the rise in state pension age will be reviewed, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said, after new evidence came to light. Pat McFadden confirmed the decision will be reconsidered and the government will withdraw from the judicial review brought by the Women Against State [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Taylor Wimpey and Fuller’s Budget warning; Starmer under fire

November 12, 2025

Good morning from the City AM live blog team. The FTSE 100 is springing back to life this week, managing to seal its second consecutive record close at 9,899.60p after a 1.15 per cent gain and bringing the index a whisker away from the 10,000 mark. The blue-chip index has rallied after the US government [...]
Brits insist on cash ISA safety net amid Treasury investment push

November 12, 2025

Millions of Brits refuse to invest in the stock market without a significant cash safety net amid growing speculation over a potential slash to the cash ISA ceiling. According to financial services platform Moneybox, 87 per cent of people insisted on having a substantial amount of cash before investing, confirming it made them more comfortable [...]
Autumn Budget: How could Rachel Reeves change dividend tax rules?

November 11, 2025

The Treasury has reportedly turned its attention to dividends as part of its efforts to fill up the public coffers in this month’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering raising dividend taxes on 26 November, a move that could potentially raise £1.5bn according to the Resolution Foundation think tank. The speculation comes as the Treasury [...]
Oxford Instruments shares rally despite early profit disruption

November 11, 2025

Manufacturing and research company Oxford Instruments has seen its shares rocket despite a steep fall in profits during the first half of the year. The group’s stock rallied 9.93 per cent in early morning trading to 1,970, as the group confirmed it was beginning to recover from “significant disruption” in the early months of the [...]
Who is ‘Drastic Dave’, the man sent to save Diageo?

November 11, 2025

Diageo shareholders breathed a sigh of relief this morning after the FTSE 100 drinks giant unveiled the appointment of its new chief executive, Sir Dave Lewis. Shares rose 7.5 per cent in morning trading to 1,856 pence following the selection of the retail and consumer goods veteran, rebounding from their sharp drop last Thursday following [...]

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