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On the 7th October, the Financial Times reported that HSBC plans to cut up to around 70% of the financial advisers in its UK wealth business, along with roughly half of its management and specialist roles, as part of a wider push to use AI to serve affluent customers. HSBC has not confirmed the numbers, saying only that it is...
A fund that offers daily dealing while holding property or other assets that take months to sell is making a promise its portfolio cannot keep under pressure.
On 1 October the 30-year gilt yield touched 6%, its highest level since 1998, and the FTSE 100 closed down 1.68% at 10,428, its worst day since May. The Chancellor, John Healey, does not deliver his first Budget until 28 October, but the bond market has already given its view on how much room he has to manoeuvre.
