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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Hargreaves Lansdown customers unable to make transactions after tech problem

March 20, 2026

Customers at the UK’s largest DIY investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown have been locked out of their accounts, leaving them unable to make transactions during a period of severe market volatility. Since Thursday evening, investors attempting to log on to the website were unable to access cash savings, pensions and investment accounts because of an IT [...]
Energy watchdog: Work from home and avoid flying amid oil crisis

March 20, 2026

The world’s energy watchdog has urged people to work from home to mitigate soaring oil prices and supply constraints caused by the intensifying Iran conflict. The International Energy Agency (IEA) said people should limit commuting where possible as the impact on markets and national economies becomes “more and more severe”. The advice was part of [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Gilt yields soar, Bank of England rate hike fears grow, Wetherspoon shares tumble

March 20, 2026

Good morning from the City AM liveblog team. Stocks made gains on Friday morning after a statement from Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu that he could see “this war ending a lot faster than people think” reassured markets that conflict in the Middle East could soon recede. The remarks follow further missile strikes by the US [...]
FCA chief clashes with investment industry on over-reliance

March 19, 2026

The investment industry must stop being over-reliant on regulators and solve their own problems in order to make investors less risk averse and boost economic growth, the financial watchdog has said. Speaking in an interview with City AM, Simon Walls, interim executive director of markets at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), argued that despite the [...]
Investec signals modest earnings growth

March 19, 2026

South African investment and wealth management group Investec has signalled modest earnings growth in its latest update, after diverse revenue streams and ongoing investment offset macroeconomic challenges. The group expects a three to six per cent increase in earnings per share from the prior year, ranging from 81.6p to 84p. Headline earnings per share are [...]
Why are investors rushing to get out of private credit?

March 19, 2026

The private credit industry has been thrown into chaos over the last few months, as powerhouse firms continue to deal with a rise in investors seeking to withdraw their money. A number of debt funds managed by firms agreed to lift redemption requests after mounting pressure from customers, and the pressure is not expected to [...]
International investment into UK businesses dips

March 19, 2026

High-growth British companies with international founders have seen significantly reduced cash injections from overseas over the last five years, raising concerns around inward investment into the UK. Sums raised by these companies have dropped 36 per cent since 2021, according to the latest analysis from Rathbones using data gathered from Companies House filings. The number [...]
Pension transfers: Sluggish providers holding up your money

March 18, 2026

Some UK pension providers and administrators are taking eighteen times longer to transfer retirement savings than their counterparts, leaving savers waiting months for their money to be moved. The fastest transfers took just five days, while the slowest took between a staggering 47 to 90 days, according to the latest analysis from Pension Bee. Some [...]
Ex Titan Wealth chief executive is back to tackle the market once more

March 18, 2026

The former chief executive of Titan Wealth has launched a new wealth management business in a bid to modernise the traditional market. Derek Miles, who is also the former chief executive of Aspira, launched Nine Edge Wealth on Wednesday with co-founder Kyle Augustin, who was previously chief executive at Fintel IQ. Jo Blake, also formerly [...]
Cash incentives keep Brits sticking with the high-street

March 18, 2026

Digital banks are luring a number of Brits away from traditional providers, but cash incentives are leading many to stick with high-street banks. Almost 50 per cent of UK adults have now opened a digital only bank account, a near 10 per cent increase from last year, according to the latest report from comparison site [...]

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