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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Government urged to amend the Pension Schemes Bill

September 24, 2025

The Association of Investment Companies, (AIC) has voiced its frustration at the incoming Pension Schemes Bill failing to include investment companies. The bill aims to strengthen pension investment by giving government powers to push schemes to invest a percentage of their portfolio in private assets. However, in the drafted legislation which is passing through the [...]
Brits forced to raid savings in order to cope with financial uncertainty

September 23, 2025

The strain of the cost of living crisis combined with ongoing wider economic problems has forced Brits to change both their spending and savings habits in order to remain financially stable. According to the latest survey from St James’s Place, 18 per cent of 8,000 respondents have had to dip into their savings, while 41 [...]
Economic and geopolitical tensions propels gold post Fed decision

September 23, 2025

Gold will continue its meteoric rise following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, a top analysts has said, as economic and geopolitical conditions keep investors opting for the safe haven asset. The precious metal hit $3,759 (£2,782.36) on Tuesday morning, as the asset surged after a slight wobble following the US central bank’s decision to [...]
Exclusive: Investors cautiously bullish on Bitcoin

September 23, 2025

Retail investors are becoming increasingly optimistic about cryptocurrencies, as volatile market conditions cause people to consider adding the asset to their portfolio. According to a survey of 2,537 retail investors from investment advice platform Finimize, nearly 70 per cent are more bullish on the opportunities offered from cryptocurrencies than equities over the next 12 months, [...]
Older Brits hesitate transferring wealth amid retirement cost fears

September 23, 2025

Older Brits are hesitant to transfer money to younger family members, despite wanting to provide financial help, as worries over affording care in later life continues to plague savers. According to research from Octopus Money, 50 per cent of UK adults would like to give family members more money in their lifetime but hold back [...]
‘Cash cow’ inheritance tax receipts edge higher as further changes loom

September 19, 2025

Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts are on course for a record breaking year, as an increasing number of Brits brace themselves for further potential tax changes. According to the latest HMRC data, IHT receipts hit £3.7bn in the first five months of the 2025/26 tax year, continuing their two decade long upward trend. This is also [...]
Investec expectations hit by challenging market backdrop

September 19, 2025

Investec has said it remains on track despite battling a “challenging macroeconomic backdrop and market volatility” during the first half of its financial year. The FTSE 250 bank said it expects its adjusted operating profit before tax for the six months to be between £451m and £481.8m, in line with £474.7m it recorded during the [...]
Savers stick to cash amid fears over investment risks

September 18, 2025

Fears over falling stock prices are prompting UK savers to avoid investing, new research has found, with Brits preferring to park their earnings in cash. According to online trading platform IG, three in five savers believe any form of retail investing is too risky, despite government and industry figures’ encouragement to increase their exposure to [...]
Why is the pharmaceutical industry turning its back on the UK?

September 18, 2025

Since coming into power last year, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer have consistently stressed the importance of the life science sector to the UK economy, viewing it as critical for growth. In its aim to boost the industry’s standing, Labour pledged to make the UK an attractive place for investment and innovation, and to increase [...]
UK investors flock back to developed markets as economic fears ease

September 17, 2025

Retail investors are regaining confidence in the UK and US markets as they lose patience with emerging markets performance. Over a third of UK retail investors view the domestic market as able to offer the strongest long-term opportunities, according to the latest research from investment platform eToro. The US economy’s improving performance has also lured [...]

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