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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Glencore targets secondary listing in Australia as London loses mining shine

August 5, 2026

Glencore will launch a secondary listing in Australia in the latest blow to London’s ailing stock market as miners continue to eye opportunities away from the UK. The mining and trading juggernaut, which is among the largest companies on the FTSE 100 boasting a market cap of £64.4bn, is pursuing the listing following its group’s [...]
IHT pension scramble shows ‘no sign of slowing down’, says Royal London boss

August 5, 2026

The mass scramble among UK pension savers to avoid being pulled into the inheritance tax net shows “no sign of slowing down”, as the policy shakeup creeps closer. From April 2027, pensions will be included in the scope of inheritance tax (IHT), meaning unused funds and death benefits will count towards the value of a [...]
Royal London hits assets record amid pension push

August 5, 2026

Royal London recorded a new record high for assets under management, as the group was buoyed by resilient market activity and an influx of pension wealth. Assets under management (AUM) climbed to £212bn, up from £199bn at the end of the last financial year, driven by positive market movements and investors taking the “Iran war [...]
L&G cheers push into private credit as profit jumps

August 5, 2026

Legal & General cheered a rise in profit amid a greater push into private credit by its asset management arm. The FTSE 100 firm toasted the “continued fundraising success” across its private markets investments as it vowed to increase investment over the next two years. Total private markets assets under management (AUM) jumped by more [...]
British brewery drafts plan to join Pisces platform

August 4, 2026

A British brewery has drawn up plans to become the inaugural member of Asset Match’s new private markets platform, granting it a major boost as it competes to lure over unlisted companies to its framework. The online private stock market has welcomed Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator Wadworth to its Private Intermittent Securities and Capital [...]
North Sea is not competitive, says BP boss days after exit

August 4, 2026

The boss of BP has branded the North Sea as not competitive just days after putting the company’s assets in the basin up for sale. Meg O’Neill, who took over as chief executive in April said she had spoken with prime minister Andy Burnham as she justified BP’s decision to exit the North Sea. Speaking [...]
London’s IPO lull expected to last into 2027

August 3, 2026

London’s IPO market is expected to remain subdued for the rest of the year, as domestic and overseas political upheaval puts companies off listing. The UK’s stock market has had minimal IPO activity this year to date, seeing just seven new listings which raised a combined £557m. This ended the IPO surge seen at the [...]
Astrazeneca share price tumbles on $400bn megamerger talks

August 3, 2026

Astrazeneca’s share price slumped sharply on Monday as investors baulked at a potential $400bn megamerger with US rival Bristol Myers Squibb. Shares in the UK drugmaker slid six per cent in early trading to 11,866p after the Financial Times reported it has been holding talks regarding a potential tie-up with the US group in recent [...]
Astrazeneca explores $400bn megadeal with US rival

August 3, 2026

Astrazeneca is exploring a $400bn (£300bn) merger with US rival Bristol Myers Squibb, in a deal that would create one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical groups. The FTSE 100 giant has held talks with the US group in recent months about a possible tie-up, according to reports in the Financial Times. Talks could lead to a [...]
FCA crypto crackdown will ‘wipe out’ bad actors, says Coinbase boss

August 1, 2026

The financial watchdog’s clampdown on digital assets will remove bad actors and attract more customers, The UK boss of one of the world’s largest crypto platforms has said. Keith Grose, UK chief executive of Coinbase, said the rules outlined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) earlier this month will “wipe out” firms who do not [...]

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