STJ · story · 29 October – 30 October
St. James's Place · 21 headlines from 18 outlets, from 29 October 2026 to 30 October 2026.
Outlets report lower third-quarter net inflows of £570m alongside record funds under management of £242.4bn, with shares falling and Budget uncertainty cited.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
MarketScreener is the largest at −5.4, ahead of Proactive Investors UK (−6.3). AskTraders is the lowest at −9.2.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| Proactive Investors UK | −6.3 |
| Yahoo Finance UK | −6.3 |
| MarketScreener | −5.4 |
| AskTraders | −9.2 |
| London South East | −9.2 |
| Yahoo Finance Singapore | −9.2 |
| The Times | −8.3 |
| TheBusinessDesk | −8.3 |
| Financial News London | −8.3 |
| Kalkine Media | −8.3 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| Proactive Investors UK | 2 | −6.2 |
| Yahoo Finance UK | 2 | −6.2 |
| MarketScreener | 2 | −5.4 |
| AskTraders | 1 | −9.2 |
| London South East | 1 | −9.2 |
| Yahoo Finance Singapore | 1 | −9.2 |
| The Times | 1 | −8.3 |
| TheBusinessDesk | 1 | −8.3 |
| Financial News London | 1 | −8.3 |
| Kalkine Media | 1 | −8.3 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| Global Banking & Finance Review | 1 | −7.5 |
| Traders Union | 1 | −7.5 |
| Punchline-Gloucester.com | 1 | +6.7 |
| Investment Week | 1 | −6.7 |
| City AM | 1 | +5.8 |
| Scottish Financial News | 1 | −5.0 |
| Business Live | 1 | −2.5 |
| Sharecast | 1 | −1.7 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| −10.0 | Share drop after inflows came in well under forecasts. |
| −10.0 | Shares down after analyst highlighted inflow shortfall. |
| −9.2 | Share slide on reduced inflows. |
| −9.2 | Shares fell as net inflows slowed over the quarter. |
| −9.2 | Shares lower on collapsing quarterly inflows. |
| −8.3 | Weaker inflows attributed to cautious customers. |
| −8.3 | Pre-Budget market nerves dented the wealth manager's quarter. |
| −8.3 | Slowing flows and strain on its partnership model. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| −8.3 | Lower quarterly inflows blamed on pre-Budget uncertainty. |
| −7.5 | Inflows fell with Budget uncertainty cited. |
| −7.5 | Weaker client inflows amid cautious markets. |
| +6.7 | Record funds under management is a positive milestone. |
| −6.7 | Inflows dropped sharply despite record funds. |
| +5.8 | Funds reached record level helped by markets. |
| −5.0 | Sharp inflow fall partly offset by record funds under management. |
| −2.5 | Record funds but outflows rising; mixed picture. |
| −2.5 | Lower inflows offset by higher funds under management. |
| −1.7 | Slower inflows but record funds under management. |
| −1.7 | Factual results update with record funds and lower inflows. |
| −1.7 | Record funds, inflows softer against a strong prior period. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| −8.3 | Analysis of weaker client money inflows, a negative for growth. |
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