| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.10.2025 | The top one per cent account for a third of tax revenue | The top one per cent of taxpayers account for around a third of all income tax and capital gains tax paid in 2023-24, it has been revealed.
According to HMRC, the top 500,000 taxpayers contributed £93.8bn last year, which represented 33 per... |
| 17.10.2025 | Quilter: $25 Million Series B Raised For Automating PCB Design With Physics-Driven AI | Quilter, a Los Angeles-based company pioneering fully autonomous printed circuit board (PCB) design through physics-driven artificial intelligence, announced a $25 million Series B funding round led by Index Ventures. The financing will acc... |
| 07.10.2025 | Lloyds: FTSE 100 giant’s slow wealth progress sparks takeover talk | Lloyds’ “slow” progress in wealth management has sparked talks of a potential takeover as the banking titan looks to beef up its offering for high net worth individuals.
The FTSE 100 giant exited the area in 2013 as part of a simplification... |
| 29.09.2025 | Rachel Reeves warns ‘harder choices’ coming at Budget | Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned that her choices will be “harder” at this year’s Budget, with questions being raised on whether she will row back on Labour manifesto tax commitments to plug a £30bn shortfall.
In a speech at the Labour P... |
| 19.09.2025 | ‘Cash cow’ inheritance tax receipts edge higher as further changes loom | 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 month... |
| 19.09.2025 | ‘Staggering’ – Public sector borrowing in August jumps to highest in five years | Public sector borrowing in August has jumped to its highest level in five years, raising fears of huge tax hikes in the autumn to balance the books.
Borrowing – the difference between total public sector spending and income – was £18bn in A... |
| 11.09.2025 | US inflation jumps to 2.9 per cent, setting up key rate decision | US inflation edged up to 2.9 per cent in August, leaving the Federal Reserve with a difficult decision to make on interest rates next week and all but vanquishing any chance of a ‘super-sized’ 50 basis-point cut.
The Bureau of Labor Statist... |
| 04.09.2025 | Watch: Reeves fights back against critics ‘talking rubbish’ | It’s not just Angela Rayner who finds herself on the defensive; Rachel Reeves has come out fighting – claiming many of her critics are talking rubbish. Who could she be talking about?
Imagine returning from your summer break to find that yo... |
| 28.08.2025 | Reeves to consider national insurance on landlords’ rental income | Rachel Reeves is considering a tax increase for UK landlords in this year’s Autumn budget as she attempts to fill a £40bn hole in the public finances.
The Chancellor is examining proposals for applying national insurance (NI) to rental inco... |
| 28.08.2025 | Reeves warned that ‘punitive’ tax hikes on landlords will choke rental sector | Property experts have warned that higher taxes on landlords’ rental incomes will have ‘severe’ unintended consequences for the rental sector and the broader housing market.
The Chancellor is reportedly examining proposals for applying natio... |
| 21.08.2025 | FNZ reaches record milestone of US$2 trillion in Assets on Platform | Assets on Platform have grown by 406% over the last five years
This milestone reinforces FNZ's position as one of the world's largest wealth management platforms
FNZ now partners with over 650 financial institutions, more than 12,000 wealth... |
| 13.08.2025 | Demand for passive funds drives assets under management to record highs | The UK investment management industry reached “record highs” in 2024, boosted by demand for low-cost products and overseas interest in UK assets.
Tracker net sales surged for the third consecutive year, as investors increasingly look toward... |
| 06.08.2025 | Quilter: Net inflows rise as baby boomer wealth transfer looms | Wealth management firm Quilter has bounced back as it braces for an increase in generational wealth transfers as inheritance tax rule changes creep closer.
The wealth manager recorded a three per cent increase in adjusted profit to £100m as... |
| 02.08.2025 | FNZ Directors Move to Silence Employee Shareholders Behind USD $4.6 Billion Class Action | LONDON, Aug. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a dramatic escalation, the two directors who represent CDPQ and Generation on the Kiwi CayLP board, which are the largest shareholders in FNZ, have filed for an injunction in the Grand Court of the Ca... |
| 15.07.2025 | Reeves seeks to spark retail investor revolution | High street banks Barclays and Lloyds will lead an advertising campaign to encourage more Brits into retail investing as part of a wider effort to get savers to boost the UK economy.
In rallying calls to financial services, Chancellor Rache... |
| 02.07.2025 | The Shifting Sands of Banking: A Tale of Cuts and Consolidation | The banking landscape is changing. British banks are shedding jobs at an alarming rate. The digital age is here, and it’s reshaping the industry. In 2024, UK lenders saw their workforce shrink by 5.25%. That’s the steepest drop since 2018. ... |
| 02.07.2025 | British banks shed workers at fastest pace since 2018 | British bankers were on the chopping block in 2024 as UK lenders marked the steepest drop in headcount since 2018 amid an industry-wide digital push.
Total employee numbers at British lenders slumped 5.25 per cent to 580,371, falling to the... |
| 02.07.2025 | Gilt yields spike as doubt grows over future of Rachel Reeves | Gilt yields spiked shortly after Keir Starmer refused to confirm whether Rachel Reeves would remain as Chancellor in an eventful PMQs during which she appeared visibly upset.
The prime minister defended the government’s U-turn on the welfar... |
| 26.06.2025 | Reeves urged to unfreeze income tax or risk entrenched damage | Rachel Reeves has been given another stark warning of the implications of extending the freeze on income tax thresholds.
The Chancellor has vowed to not repeat the scale of tax rises in last year’s autumn Budget, but has not addressed wheth... |
| 20.06.2025 | Government borrowing surges in May to fund Labour’s spending | Government borrowing in May surged to £17.7bn, official data has shown, reflecting the government’s need for cash to fund Labour’s spending splurge.
This represented the second-highest May borrowing figure since records began more than 30 y... |
| 19.06.2025 | KKR’s acquisition of Assura gets green light from Europe | The heated battle for Assura’s takeover has finally reached a conclusion, with KKR’s bid to take over the healthcare property giant securing EU approval.
Assura accepted private equity giant KKR’s £1.7bn bid, which was made via acquisition ... |
| 12.06.2025 | The Tax Tightrope: Rachel Reeves and the UK’s Economic Dilemma | The UK economy is on a precarious ledge. Recent data reveals a troubling contraction, leaving Chancellor Rachel Reeves in a tight spot. Just days after promising stability and renewal, the reality is stark. The economy shrank significantly ... |
| 11.06.2025 | Economists warn Rachel Reeves could be forced to make ‘£20bn tax grab’ | Top economists have warned Brits to brace for another wave of painful tax hikes in the autumn after Rachel Reeves unveiled the government’s £190bn spending splurge.
After unveiling her Spending Review, which laid out extra spending on the N... |
| 07.06.2025 | ECB's Rate Cut: A New Dawn for European Deal-Making? | The European Central Bank (ECB) has made headlines with its recent decision to cut interest rates, lowering the deposit facility rate to 2%. This move is not just a number on a page; it’s a signal, a shift in the economic landscape of the e... |
| 05.06.2025 | ECB cuts interest rates as UK ‘hesitation’ risks dealmaking strength | Interest rates in the eurozone have been cut, taking the deposit facility rate to two per cent as fresh data suggested inflation came in just under the European Central Bank (ECB)’s two per cent target rate in May.
The cut means the ECB’s r... |
| 23.05.2025 | European stock markets fall sharply on Trump’s EU tariff salvo | Stock markets across Europe dropped dramatically on Friday afternoon after Donald Trump announced plans to levy a 50 per cent tariff on all US imports from the European Union next month.
The FTSE 100 dropped as much as 1.35 per cent after t... |
| 21.05.2025 | Government U-turns on winter fuel allowances | Keir Starmer plans to soften the government’s stance on winter fuel allowances in a major U-turn after restrictions on the payments sparked a backlash from pensioners.
During Prime Minister’s questions, the Prime Minister said the governmen... |
| 20.05.2025 | Goldman Sachs: Investors are fleeing US stocks | Clients at Goldman Sachs are increasingly asking the banking giant to move their money away from the US, bosses in the firm’s investment arm have warned.
“The US is not thought to be as safe and dominant as it was six months ago,” Matt Gibs... |
| 08.05.2025 | Analysis: What is in the US-UK trade deal and what does it mean? | The US administration has offered the UK its first trade deal since President Trump turned global trade on its head last month.
The UK government will see the deal as a win, at least symbolically, while Bank of England Governor Andrew Baile... |
| 06.05.2025 | How to shield your pension from Labour’s inheritance tax raid | According to new analysis by Quilter, just two per cent of estates subject to inheritance tax (IHT) are currently taking advantage of surplus income gifting to reduce their tax liabilities.
Based on freedom of information (FOI) requests car... |
| 30.04.2025 | US economy shrunk by 0.3 per cent in first quarter | The United States economy shrunk by 0.3 per cent in the first three months of 2025, after American companies raced to get ahead of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs by stockpiling imports.
According to official government data, the US economy... |
| 29.04.2025 | Trump’s Second First 100 Days: A Storm of Controversy and Change | Donald Trump’s second first 100 days in office have been nothing short of a whirlwind. Like a tempest sweeping through a calm landscape, his administration has unleashed a torrent of executive orders, tariffs, and confrontations. The echoes... |
| 29.04.2025 | Trump’s first 100 days: From stock market carnage to electing Carney | Tuesday marks President Trump’s second first 100 days. On 29 April 2017, pundits looked back at the opening of the then 45th President’s term as a period that had shaken presidential norms and perhaps lowered the tone. In comparison, these ... |
| 25.04.2025 | UK industries ‘vulnerable’ as exports to US hit £59bn | Goods trade between America and Britain dropped slightly in 2024 compared to the previous year ahead of a potential deterioration in UK exports if ten per cent tariffs kick into effect in three months.
President Donald Trump provided all co... |
| 23.04.2025 | Quilter: Inflows jump at wealth management firm | Investors poured £2.2bn into Quilter in the first quarter of 2025 despite significant market losses at the wealth management firm.
Assets under management ticked up from £119.4bn at the start of the year to £119.6bn by the end of March, tha... |
| 16.04.2025 | Tax Burden Rising: The Stealthy Squeeze on British Wallets | The financial landscape in the UK is shifting. A quiet storm brews as millions of Brits find themselves on the hook for income tax. The culprit? A freeze on tax bands. This decision, spearheaded by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, is set to pull a... |
| 16.04.2025 | Inflation's Tug-of-War: The UK Faces Uncertainty Ahead of Rate Decisions | Inflation is a beast that refuses to be tamed. In March, it stood at 2.6 percent, a slight dip from February's 2.7 percent. But don’t let the numbers fool you. The landscape is fraught with uncertainty. The Bank of England is on the brink o... |
| 16.04.2025 | Inflation eases in March amid looming Bank decision | Inflation remained stubbornly high at 2.6 per cent in March, official data has shown, leaving Bank of England policymakers with a difficult decision to make on interest rates early next month.
The year-on-year increase in consumer price inf... |
| 16.04.2025 | UK asset managers brace for challenging quarterly results amid market crash | UK asset managers are bracing for their quarterly results as the fund houses suffer double-digit drops in their share prices since Trump’s tariff regime caused markets to dive.
While most UK asset managers have suffered a persistent trend o... |
| 15.04.2025 | Millions more Brits to pay income tax amid bands freeze | Millions more Brits will be dragged into paying income tax in the coming months as Rachel Reeves squeezes the spending powers of lower earners with a freeze on tax bands.
Official data suggests that around 11 million Brits will begin paying... |
| 11.04.2025 | UK growth in February smashes low expectations | The UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in February, official data has shown, beating forecasters’ expectations by a wide margin.
A Bloomberg poll of economists predicted growth to come in at 0.1 per cent for the month.
UK GDP grew 0.6 per cent... |
| 10.04.2025 | FTSE 100 roars back after Trump pauses tariffs | The FTSE 100 soared as markets opened this morning after President Donald Trump‘s tariff climb down on Wednesday.
London’s blue-chip index gained over six per cent – an increase of nearly 500 points.
The FTSE 250 climbed over four per cent.... |
| 03.04.2025 | Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil | NEW YORK: Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday (Apr 3) after President Donald Trump's latest worldwide tariff salvo fanned a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation.
The dollar slumped by as much as 2.6 ... |
| 02.04.2025 | City broker downgrades St James’s Place despite robust inflows | RBC has downgraded St James’s Place’s target stock price, while Quilter and Rathbones both received upgrades.
RBC analyst Ben Bathurst downgraded his price target on Britain’s largest wealth manager from 1,100p to 1,050p today.
St James’s P... |
| 26.03.2025 | Spring Statement 2025: City praises potential ISA reforms | Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed in the Spring Statement that reforms to Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) are on the horizon, a statement that has been welcomed by the investment industry in the City of London.
“The government is lookin... |
| 26.03.2025 | Spring Statement 2025: OBR slashes growth forecast | The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has slashed its growth forecast in half to one per cent as Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was “not happy” about the revised figures.
Reeves has insisted that high growth is key to Labour’s missi... |
| 21.03.2025 | The Happiness Paradox: Lessons from Finland and the UK’s Economic Struggles | In a world where happiness and economic stability often seem at odds, Finland shines like a beacon. For the eighth consecutive year, it has claimed the title of the happiest country on Earth. This Nordic nation stands tall, not just for its... |
| 21.03.2025 | Inheritance tax receipts reach record high | Inheritance tax receipts totalled £7.6bn in the last 11 months, a record high and surpassing last year’s full-year total of £7.5bn.
Data from HMRC revealed today that the amount paid in tax was an 11.8 per cent increase from the same period... |
| 20.03.2025 | Analysts upgrade Schroders stock amid cost-cutting drive | RBC analysts have upgraded their Schroders’ stock price target after accounting for the group’s recently announced cost-cutting drive.
Analysts at the bank upgraded Schroders’ target price from 395p to 475p, while it is currently trading at... |
| 20.03.2025 | UK wage growth remains hot as Bank of England set to decide on interest rates | Wage growth has continued to soar, new figures have revealed.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that annual regular pay, excluding bonuses, grew 5.9 per cent between November 2024 and January 2025.
Total pay growth, which includ... |
| 05.03.2025 | Quilter hikes dividend as ongoing advice review drags on | - |
| 22.01.2025 | Quilter share price rises amid cash inflow spike | - |
| 12.09.2024 | VIEW ECB delivers second rate cut of the year | Rates & BondsVIEW ECB delivers second rate cut of the year
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