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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Wealth managers warn against kneejerk reactions to Budget speculation

October 1, 2025

Investors are being urged not to make any kneejerk pension decisions which could lead to irreversible consequences, as the Budget rumour mill begins to stir up financial worries. Wealth manager Rathbones has warned that fears over pension tax changes have caused another surge of premature withdrawals of the 25 per cent tax free lump sum. [...]
IG becomes first UK-listed broker to be granted a crypto licence

October 1, 2025

Investment platform IG, has been granted a crypto asset licence by the UK’s financial watchdog enabling it to expand its services and cement its position as a multi-asset trading platform. The decision makes IG the first UK-listed broker to join the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) crypto asset register, marking a significant milestone for the rapidly [...]
Brits over £200 worse off as cost of living crisis continues

September 30, 2025

Brits have found themselves over £200 worse off each month compared to last year, as they continue to suffer the consequences of the cost of living crisis. According to the latest report from specialist bank Shawbrook, the average UK adult is suffering a deficit of £224 each month. Nearly 40 per cent of people confirmed [...]
Ruffer co-founder retires after 30 years at investment firm

September 30, 2025

Jonathan Ruffer, co-founder of the Ruffer investment firm, will step down as chair at the end of the year, after more than three decades at the London-based business. Henry Maxey, Ruffer’s co-chief investment officer, will become chair from the start of next year, in addition to his other position. The firm, which manages £19bn of [...]
Has debt become an inevitable part of life?

September 27, 2025

The UK has suffered a bout of economic stagnation in recent years, leaving many Brits in an unstable position, unable to afford everyday essentials or bolster their savings. This has caused a surge in people taking out high-interest loans or entering their overdraft to pay the bills, with people across the country digging themselves deeper [...]
Budget: Tax hikes loom for Britain’s wealthiest

September 25, 2025

Wealthy Brits are bracing themselves for a raft of tax rises in the looming Autumn Budget, prompting many to scramble to protect their wealth. According to the latest Saltus wealth index, nearly 80 per cent of high net work wealthy individuals (HNWIs) expect Labour to impose further tax rises in the next 12 months. While [...]
UK drug prices necessary to stop feud with companies, says science minister

September 25, 2025

The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to end the feud with pharmaceutical companies and stop the exodus of investment in the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. Lord Vallance told the Financial Times that “all options” were on the table in terms of UK drug pricing, after several large [...]
Graduates buckled by staggering amounts of student debt

September 24, 2025

UK borrowers have become burdened with excessive amounts of student debt, as interest on loans continues to climb. According to a freedom of information request submitted to the Student Loans Company (SLC) by asset manager Royal London, at the end of June 150,453 people had loans of £100,000 or more. This was a 33 per [...]
Standard Life set to enhance pension exposure in private markets

September 24, 2025

Pension provider Standard Life is set to launch a new fund with significant private market allocation, as it works to make investing in the private market more accessible for savers. The Future Opportunities fund aims to improve outcomes and boost returns by diversifying customer portfolios with exposure to quality private assets which could offer increased [...]
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 [...]

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