The UK
Trading Software Maker smartTrade’s UK Arm Lifts Profit 22% on Flat Revenue
- Earnings after tax reached £3.39 million in the year to March 2026, while sales held near £19.5 million.
- The unit paid £2.73 million in dividends, plans another £3.3 million and booked a £5.2 million stake in kACE.
Wednesday, 28/10/2026 | 07:06 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Eightcap’s UK Unit Earns 70% of Revenue in Continental Europe as Profit Falls
- Earnings before tax at the London business came to £164,833, against £510,688 over a longer 16-month period.
- Cost of sales more than tripled, cutting gross margin to 45.1% from 79.8%.
Tuesday, 27/10/2026 | 10:03 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
AJ Bell Signs Up 152,000 Customers as Trading Brokers Push Into UK Investing
- Self-directed accounts grew 30% to 602,000, and assets on the platform hit a record £126 billion.
- IG, XTB and CMC Markets are selling ISAs to the same savers before tax changes start in April 2027.
Thursday, 22/10/2026 | 07:29 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
FCA Finds Insider Dealing Surveillance Gaps at Seven UK Retail Brokers
- Some firms set the bar for suspicion too high and left much client trading outside their alerts.
- None of the firms is named, and all were told to tighten controls, some under outside review.
Thursday, 15/10/2026 | 08:54 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
UK Brokers to Pay 22% Charge on ISA Cash Interest as eToro Survey Shows Savers Unprepared
- From April 2027 platforms pay the levy to HMRC on interest from uninvested balances.
- Only 38% of 2,000 people polled knew of it, and 48% misread a new transfer ban.
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 | 11:47 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Mako Financial Markets Files for UK Dissolution 18 Months After £1.66M FCA Fine
- The cash-equities LLP had already prepared its 2024 accounts on a non-going-concern basis.
- Irish staff were set to move to another Mako entity as the regulated partnership wound down.
Wednesday, 26/08/2026 | 06:12 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
UK Fintech Investment Falls 67% to Decade Low as AI Takes Larger Share
- Funding dropped to £1.8 billion across 205 deals in the first half, according to KPMG data cited by Bloomberg.
- AI-related companies drew £445 million while global fintech investment more than doubled.
Monday, 24/08/2026 | 06:12 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Noor Capital UK Turnover Falls 83% in 2025 as Broker Swings to Annual Loss
- The FCA-regulated arm of Abu Dhabi's Noor Capital PSC lost £297,054 in the year to March 31, after a £232,230 profit a year earlier.
- Cash halved to £830,472 and the filing does not say what caused commission income to fall.
Wednesday, 29/07/2026 | 05:59 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
TP ICAP Q1 Revenue Rises 13% to Record £689 Million as Broking and Commodities Lead
- Global Broking revenue climbed 15% and Energy and Commodities added 13% as volatile markets pushed trading volumes higher.
- Liquidnet grew 9% and Parameta Solutions added 4% while the London-listed broker reiterated its full-year outlook.
Wednesday, 13/05/2026 | 06:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Acetop UK Swings to Loss as Trading Volumes Slide 21% to $9.5 Billion
- The London-based broker's revenue fell 11% to £821,000 as client appetite cooled following 2024's record gold rally.
- A 17-fold jump in interest payable wiped out operating profit and pulled the FCA-regulated firm into a £36,000 pretax loss.
Tuesday, 12/05/2026 | 06:12 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Gildencrest Capital Swings to £2.8 Million Profit as Equity Pivot Pays Off in Year Two
- Revenue more than tripled to £12.5 million, while FX trading volumes fell another 20% in the firm's shift away from CFDs.
- The broker is pursuing a Latvian licence to regain EU market access after Brexit and converted its Polish subsidiary into a non-operational branch.
Tuesday, 12/05/2026 | 05:36 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Freetrade Loss Widens to £24.4 Million in First Year Under IG Ownership
- Revenue rose 10% to £31 million, but acquisition-related charges and a marketing push drove losses more than three times wider.
- Customer assets reached £3.3 billion and trading volumes hit £7.7 billion as the platform integrates with parent group IG.
Tuesday, 12/05/2026 | 05:25 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Plus500 Says FY 2026 Performance Tracking Above Market Forecasts
- FTSE 250 broker uses London's annual meeting to reiterate last month's upgrade after Q1 customer activity hit a five-year high.
- Performance has tracked the same volatility wave that has lifted IG Group, CMC Markets and XTB across the start of 2026.
Tuesday, 05/05/2026 | 06:25 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
HYCM UK Reports £236K Loss for 2025 as FX Swing Reverses Operating Profit
- Revenue at the FCA-regulated CFD broker edged up 3% to £981K, but a £700K swing in foreign exchange tipped the company into operating loss.
- The prior year's £1.25 million profit was largely driven by a one-time gain on the disposal of the firm's Dubai subsidiary.
Tuesday, 05/05/2026 | 06:12 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
TS Imagine Launches Tool That Lets Desks Automate Multi-Asset Trades With Custom Rules
- The vendor positions the rule-based Automation 2.0 EMS as a stepping stone toward an autonomous "Execution Agent."
- Client assets serviced have nearly quadrupled since 2023, the company said.
Wednesday, 15/04/2026 | 06:14 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Britannia Global Investments Swings to £657,000 Profit as Revenue Jumps 23-Fold
- The London-based institutional broker reported turnover of £9.85 million for 2025, with client custody assets reaching £7.43 billion.
- Securities financing activity generated £7.39 million in interest income and pushed BGI past the FCA's Significant SYSC Firm threshold in February.
Wednesday, 15/04/2026 | 06:03 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Pepperstone UK Profit Jumps 81% to £18 Million in FY25
- Trading revenue at the FCA-regulated subsidiary climbed 16% to £15 million in the year ended June 2025.
- Profit before tax nearly doubled to £24.1 million, fueled by a sharp rise in services income paid by sister entities within the wider Pepperstone group.
Sunday, 12/04/2026 | 18:23 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Webull UK Joins ISA Market as Broker Fee Competition Extends to Asian Stocks
- The company states it is among the first UK platforms to offer zero-commission trading on Hong Kong-listed equities.
- The flexible Stocks and Shares ISA launch puts the FCA-regulated broker into direct competition with XTB, Robinhood, Saxo, and eToro.
Wednesday, 01/04/2026 | 08:01 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Fintech Firms Fight for Coders as Vacancies Jump 29%
- The sector added 16K professional roles in 2025, as firms double down on technology infrastructure.
- Engineering and product management positions jumped over 70% while traditional banks shed technology talent.
Wednesday, 28/01/2026 | 09:17 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Boku Revenue Rockets 29% as Digital Wallets Take Center Stage
- The London-based payments firm beats analyst expectations with $128.5 million in annual revenue.
- Monthly active users climb to 115 million as bundling product gains traction with global merchants.
Thursday, 22/01/2026 | 07:29 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
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