FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / St. James's Place / 10 October 2026

St. James's Place (STJ): news on Saturday 10 October 2026

−5.3 negative

Coverage was mainly about St James's Place being drawn into a row over Octopus's inheritance tax service, which leans negative. The company's own article on pensions and inheritance tax was neutral by comparison.

What drove it

Octopus IHT service row
reputational risk
company advice content

The 2 stories

Each headline's own score, strongest first. Links go to the publisher.

−7.5 St James’s Place drawn into Octopus Inheritance Tax Service row The Times
Company drawn into a row over an inheritance tax service; reputational risk.
+1.3 Pensions and IHT: the 'double tax' trap St. James’s Place
Company's own advice content on pensions and IHT; neutral marketing piece.

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