Wealth and Asset Management

FNZ and AJ Bell Extend Long-Term Partnership with New 10-Year Agreement

Morningstar Wealth partners with Mabel Insights to improve MPS support

Raiffeisen Switzerland extends the current strategy period until the end of 2026

DUAL announces new high-net-worth partnership in Ireland

Investment group pumps £4m into Oakglen Wealth

Five Arrows announces final closing of Five Arrows Debt Partners IV at €2.4 billion

Executive Moves

Lazards opens Copenhagen office, appoints MD and CEO

Aztec Group welcomes industry expert Sam Metland to drive product innovation and growth

Britta Roden becomes Head of Research Real Assets at Swiss Life Asset Managers

Guardian appoints Gower Wisdom as COO

M&G Wealth platform CEO joins consultancy firm’s board

José Manuel Campa resigns as Chairperson of the EBA

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Prompt payment push: UK Government to support SMEs by getting tough on late payments

FCA shares proposals to promote good business practices amongst crypto firms

FCA figures show only a third of retirees access pensions with advice

Europe's maze of bank regulation needs to be simplified

FCA launches £1 million campaign to raise awareness of motor finance compensation scheme

ECB consults on managing legacy NPEs in less significant institutions

FinTech

RiskConcile acquires Fitz Partners – Ignites Europe

11 Top London Fintechs and their pay, prospects and culture

Swiss banks reach milestone: Deposit token makes blockchain-based payments fit for the future

Swift AI Innovation Creates Blueprint for Banks to Stop Fraud Faster Through Cross-Border Collaboration

How data-driven strategies are transforming asset management

LSEG rolls out blockchain-based platform for private funds

Alternative Investments

Bellevue Asset Management launches first active ETF

Royal London leads personal pension market as Aviva dominates SIPPs

Private Credit Rush in Italy Draws Asset Manager Nextalia

EIF invests €30m in Luxembourg-based defence credit fund

Golding Infrastructure 2022« closes at €825 million, significantly above target

EBRD and EU launch green investments in the West Bank

Investment Banking

UBS shifts senior tech banker Lynch across to financial sponsors team

Dutch state to cut ABN Amro stake to around 20%

The next takeover poker is about to be decided

EBRD exits Bank of Cyprus

Crédit Agricole CIB closes landmark advisory and financing for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP)

UniCredit further converts into shares part of its synthetic position in Commerzbank also increasing its voting rights to around 26%

Comment, Analysis & Research

Does borrowing make sense in 2025?

Exchequer Secretary speech to the annual HMRC Conference

Deutsche Bank extends support to defence sector

What’s your number? Valuing your business and defining your exit strategy

UK open for tech business, as Google underscores market's attractiveness with £5bn investment

Reinventing Mass Affluent banking: A call to action for European banks

Tax

HMRC stats show record ISA inflows but £102m lost to LISA penalties

State pension 4.7% rise could lead to income tax woes

Reeves warned against 'self-defeating' and 'reckless' move leaving Brits to foot the bill

Additional taxation of banks would worsen Lithuania's investment climate, Nauseda warns

Pension savers rush to take 25% tax-free cash

Budget to be held on 26 November, Reeves confirms

Retail Banking

Monument Bank has not ruled out London listing, CEO says

Lloyds Bank warns 'existing' customers to act within next 24 hours

France’s fiscal outlook deteriorates, but a full-blown crisis remains unlikely

Sabadell CEO expects BBVA to improve its offer for the bank

Lloyds closes in on £120m takeover of fintech Curve

UniCredit’s Commerzbank takeover unlikely, says German bank CEO

Pensions

ESG considerations driving food and drink industry acquisitions

Schroders Greencoat eyes deal for scandal-hit solar operator – reports

Pensions allowance tax charges hit record high

Pensions industry fires back at Opperman criticism

XPS partners with Abrdn to launch DB pensions master trust

Pension providers call for personalised advice rules

Planet SOS

Guernsey Sustainable Finance Seminar highlights urgency of climate adaptation and UK green growth

Switzerland signs agreements with Denmark on carbon storage

Power down: a wake-up call for Europe’s energy grid

UBS has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance

Standard Chartered and Brazilian State of Acre to bring high integrity carbon credits to market to support forest conservation

Columbia Threadneedle announces €50m first close of private markets impact fund