By: Maisie Grice

Investment Reporter Maisie Grice is CityAM’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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Autumn Budget: How could Rachel Reeves change dividend tax rules?

November 11, 2025

The Treasury has reportedly turned its attention to dividends as part of its efforts to fill up the public coffers in this month’s Budget. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering raising dividend taxes on 26 November, a move that could potentially raise £1.5bn according to the Resolution Foundation think tank. The speculation comes as the Treasury [...]
Oxford Instruments shares rally despite early profit disruption

November 11, 2025

Manufacturing and research company Oxford Instruments has seen its shares rocket despite a steep fall in profits during the first half of the year. The group’s stock rallied 9.93 per cent in early morning trading to 1,970, as the group confirmed it was beginning to recover from “significant disruption” in the early months of the [...]
Who is ‘Drastic Dave’, the man sent to save Diageo?

November 11, 2025

Diageo shareholders breathed a sigh of relief this morning after the FTSE 100 drinks giant unveiled the appointment of its new chief executive, Sir Dave Lewis. Shares rose 7.5 per cent in morning trading to 1,856 pence following the selection of the retail and consumer goods veteran, rebounding from their sharp drop last Thursday following [...]
Autumn Budget: How could Rachel Reeves change salary sacrifice rules?

November 10, 2025

Salary sacrifice schemes have allowed Brits earning more than £100,000 to avoid high taxes since the 1970s. While a pay rise can be lucrative for some employees, for others being dragged over the £100,000 threshold can be financially damaging, particularly for parents of young children who risk having their free childcare hours pulled away and [...]
Guinness owner Diageo shares rocket after appointment of ‘Drastic Dave’

November 10, 2025

Shares in FTSE 100 drinks giant Diageo have rocketed after the appointment of a new chief executive with an impressive turnaround record. News of the appointment of retail and consumer goods veteran Sir Dave Lewis saw shares in the struggling giant rise 6.8 per cent in early morning trading to 1,845p, rebounding from their sharp [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Diageo taps new top chief; private equity swoop

November 10, 2025

Good morning from the CityAM liveblog team, It’s a new week in the City and markets will be hoping for a recovery rally after tech jitters sent stocks deeper into the red on Friday. There’s a mixed bag of factors weighing on global indexes, namely the ongoing government shutdown in the US and the [...]
Gen Z’s entrepreneurial dreams threatened by lack of support

November 10, 2025

Gen Z is leading the country’s entrepreneurial boom, but a lack of professional support could threaten their future as business leaders. Over 80 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds have engaged in a form of entrepreneurial activity, such as selling products online or having a ‘side hustle’ alongside a full time job, according [...]
UK house prices rise at fastest rate since January

November 7, 2025

UK house prices edged higher in October, rising at the fastest pace since January as buyer demand remained high despite market uncertainty. Prices increased by 0.6 per cent last month, marking the fourth time in five months the average price has increased, following a sharp 0.3 per cent drop in September, according to the latest [...]
FTSE 100 Live: ITV and Sky takeover chatter; House prices rise

November 7, 2025

Good morning from the CityAM liveblog team. Yesterday, the Bank of England cut rates in a 5-4 decision with Governor Andrew Bailey playing decider. Policymakers at the Bank said the crunch decision weighed up contractions in the jobs market, which could lower inflation levels, and high inflation expectations of around 4 per cent among [...]
FTSE giants urge Reeves to unlock more domestic capital for businesses

November 6, 2025

Over 250 companies across the London Stock Exchange have called on the Chancellor to do more to unlock domestic capital from pension funds for UK businesses to boost economic growth. In a letter to Rachel Reeves, signatories including asset manager Schroders and fashion giant Mulberry, warned that there is too little capital invested in the [...]

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