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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Job vacancies tumble in July as hiring appetite eases

August 26, 2025

UK job vacancies tumbled in July following a strong June performance, with entry level roles still suffering from a weak job market. Vacancies fell month on month following June’s strong rebound, down 1.24 per cent to 864,705, according to the latest job market report from Adzuna. Average salaries suffered a slight fall, slipping to £42,264 [...]
UK gilt yields suffer from dwindling investor appetite

August 22, 2025

UK gilt yields have gradually moved higher over August, as investor concerns over government borrowing costs and wider economic conditions continue. While daily movements have been small, the monthly performance shows a notable sharp spike in yields, with long-dated gilts in particular recording a steep increase. UK yields are now 1.5 per cent higher than [...]
UK banks carry out sweeping branch closures as customers go digital

August 22, 2025

Some of the biggest traditional banks have shut more than one in three of their UK branches over the past five years as they turn away from the high street and dash to bulk up their digital offerings. Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows the number of bank, credit union and building [...]
Younger Brits turn to AI for financial advice

August 21, 2025

Brits are increasingly turning to AI tools to access financial tips as the “advice gap” grows wider. Two thirds of people are either considering or already using AI tools to gather personal finance advice, new research from financial comparison platform Finder has found. Two in five people opted to use generative AI, such as ChatGPT [...]
Blackrock encourages investors to increase exposure to hedge funds

August 21, 2025

Institutional investors should increase their exposure to hedge funds in order to generate potentially higher returns, Blackrock has said. In the latest paper of the firm’s Investment Institute, strategists encouraged more money to be placed in hedge funds, as ongoing economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions erode returns on traditional investment assets, such as bonds and [...]
Government urged to expand auto-enrolment to prevent pension poverty

August 21, 2025

The UK’s auto-enrolment contribution scheme should be reformed to prevent more workers slipping into retirement poverty, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has said. In its latest paper, the SPP has called on the Pension Commission, which was revived in July, to consider changing auto-enrolment rates and look at factors causing weak levels of pension saving. While [...]
Generation games: young people don’t see property as key to retirement

August 20, 2025

Younger generations are taking a “more flexible approach” towards saving for retirement, amid concerns that traditional savings routes won’t be enough to rely on. The majority of younger generations see both pensions and property playing “key parts in their financial future”, according to the latest Standard Life retirement voice research, surveying 6,000 people. Over 50 [...]
Savers could miss out on £37,000 from reluctance to invest in stocks

August 19, 2025

An ongoing lack of confidence in retail investing could be costing UK individuals a staggering amount of money, as people continue to opt for the safety of cash savings. Apprehension to enter the stock market could cause people to miss out on an average of £37,000 compared to investors, according to savings platform Moneybox’s financial [...]
London businesses optimistic for future economic growth, KPMG says

August 18, 2025

The vast majority of private business owners in London have recorded rocketing optimism about their growth prospects, but concerns surrounding the impact of inflation remain, according to the latest KPMG private enterprise barometer survey. Following a challenging first financial half of the year, with businesses hit with tariff turmoil and ongoing geopolitical tensions, confidence in [...]
What will the Trump-Putin meeting mean for the global market?

August 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this evening for their first face-to-face meeting in six years. The Ukraine war is set to top the meeting agenda, with the world watching to see if Trump can get his wish to pursue talks on a potential ceasefire and peace deal. [...]

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