Lloyds: FTSE 100 giant’s slow wealth progress sparks takeover talk October 7, 2025 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 drive after the financial crisis, with the reduction of its stake in St [...]
Lloyds looks to take control of Schroders wealth tie-up October 2, 2025 Lloyds Banking Group is looking to ditch its wealth tie-up with Schroders and take control of the six-year old unit. The FTSE 100 titan is poised to buy out Schroders’ 49.9 per cent stake in Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW). The transaction would hand full control over to Lloyds as the bank sets out to expand [...]
Mattioli Woods: Wealth manager’s profit jumps after quitting London September 30, 2025 Profit at wealth and asset management business Mattioli Woods has jumped in the year after quitting the London Stock Exchange. The Leicester-headquartered business has reported a pre-tax profit of £14.2m for the 12 months to 31 May, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The total is up significantly from the £1m it [...]
Brits earning over £100k worry more about money September 29, 2025 Six figure earners are more likely to worry about money than those on the average UK salary, according to fresh research. Eight in ten Brits who earn over £100,000 are worried about their finanical health, new research from fintech juggernaut Revolut has revealed. This came ahead of those on the national average between £35,001–£45,000 where [...]
HSBC UK beefs up wealth arm with ‘generational’ bet September 26, 2025 HSBC UK is making a “generational” play to beef up its wealth arm as the banking juggernaut eyes global dominance in the field. The FTSE 100 titan will launch a new Wealth Academy this autumn, the bank’s managing director of wealth Christopher Dean told CityAM, in partnership with the London Business School. The bank’s [...]
Investors focus on securing family’s financial future ahead of tax changes September 9, 2025 UK investors are prioritising passing on their wealth to family members in order to avoid the damage of looming tax raids, fresh research has found. Over 50 per cent of people approaching retirement ranked passing on wealth as a top priority, up from 32 per cent in 2023, according to a survey from BRI wealth [...]