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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City watchdog unveils plans to support tokenisation as it pursues further growth

October 14, 2025

The City watchdog has set out fresh plans to support tokenisation as it ploughs ahead with its growth agenda. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled guidance that provides firms and asset managers clarity on how to adopt the technology effectively in order to boost competitiveness and increase the amount of choice for consumers. Tokenisation allows [...]
Goodbye Nutmeg, hello Clove: New investing service lands £10m funding

October 14, 2025

As the London fintech world bids goodbye to investing app Nutmeg, a new spice-themed alternative is about to rise up from the ashes. Investing startup Clove, a new venture from serial entrepreneur Christian Owens, has emerged from stealth after landing a bumper £10m funding round. The pre-seed round featured a host of prominent investors including [...]
Budget rumours spark a surge in client queries for financial advisers

October 10, 2025

Independent financial advisers have seen a significant uptick in client enquiries in the run up to the Budget, as speculation over tax changes continues to plague Brits. According to analysis from wealth management firm, Rathbones,90 per cent of independent financial advisers (IFAs) have reported a spike in client enquiries as the November Budget inches closer. [...]
Tinned tuna giant Princes confirms intention to float

October 10, 2025

Tinned tuna heavyweight, Princes, has confirmed its intention to proceed with its IPO to list on London’s main index. The decision comes just one week after the Italian-owned business announced it was considering a listing. The offer will be comprised of new ordinary shares to be listed by the company, in order to raise net [...]
UK outperforms US in creating unicorns from early stage VC investment

October 9, 2025

The UK has created nearly three times as many unicorns than the US per dollar in early stage venture capital (VC) investment in the past decade, highlighting its attractiveness as an investment destination. According to analysis from venture-building firm IMS Digital Ventures, the UK has converted $18.5bn (£13.8bn) of early stage investment into 57 successful [...]
Webull UK enhances platform with UK shares and ETF offerings

October 9, 2025

Digital investment platform Webull UK has expanded its offering as it cashes in on a renewed investor thirst to trade UK-listed equities and ETFs. Through its partnership with investment fintech company Upvest, customers will now be able to invest in domestic companies as part of its integration of UK stocks and ETFs on its platform. [...]
Lloyds banking group acquires remaining stake in Schroders personal wealth

October 9, 2025

Lloyds Banking Group has completed the full acquisition of Schroders’ personal wealth arm, six years after the establishment of the unit. Lloyds acquired the remaining 49.9 per cent of Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) from the asset manager, handing the bank sole control of the business. Lloyds noted the acquisition will support the group’s “ambition to [...]
UK pension provider looks to launch defined benefit superfund

October 9, 2025

British pensions provider, TPT retirement solutions, is seeking to launch a defined benefit (DB) superfund, that will hold schemes rather than sell them to an insurance company. TPT, a mid-sized provider which manages £11.1bn of pension assets, has secured capital to fund the launch of the DB superfund and the first £1bn of transactions, in [...]
UK IPOs predicted to rebound as London anticipates listings

October 9, 2025

London IPO activity remained subdued in the third quarter of 2025, but improved market sentiment and a strong 2026 IPO pipeline suggests confidence in the capital’s flagship index is beginning to grow. Between July and September, there were just three listings on London’s secondary AIM market, raising £16.3m, according to EY-Parthenon’s market tracker. Overall, there [...]
Private market fund managers optimistic on real asset returns

October 8, 2025

Private market fund managers are increasingly confident of strong returns being generated by real assets over the next decade, as assets under management in the sector continue to grow. According to exclusive research shared with City AM from investment service Wealth Club, nearly 70 per cent of fund managers predict annualised returns between 5 and 6 [...]

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