by Shilling Group | Oct 24, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK UK dividends drop amid economic woes City AM UK dividends fell to £24.6bn in Q3, a 1.4% decrease from £25.6bn last year, according to Computershare’s latest dividend monitor. Mark Cleland, CEO of Issuer Services in the UK at Computershare, attributed the...
by Shilling Group | Oct 23, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK SME optimism falters amid rising costs City AM Small business optimism in the UK is declining due to persistent inflation, labour shortages, and rising borrowing costs. The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) reported a two-point drop in the...
by Shilling Group | Oct 22, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Bailey raises alarm over private credit market BBC News City AM The recent bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor have raised concerns about the stability of the private credit market, according to Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England. He told the...
by Shilling Group | Oct 21, 2025 | Shilling Summary
TAX Top 1% pay a third of UK taxes The Times The top 1% of UK taxpayers contributed approximately £93.8bn in income and capital gains tax (CGT) for the 2023/24 tax year, accounting for 33% of total tax revenue, according to HMRC. The top 100,000 taxpayers alone paid...
by Shilling Group | Oct 20, 2025 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Profit warnings surge amid turmoil Daily Mail The Independent UK The Times Nearly 65 UK-listed companies issued profit warnings in the third quarter, according to a report by EY. Of these, 47% attributed their lower-than-expected profits to “policy...
