Wealth and Asset Management

German Finance Minister attacks Andrea Orcel

Fourth Quarter FUMA Update

CCLA sold to Jupiter Fund Management for £100m

Mark Dampier: Should wealth managers do more to justify their fees?

Quilter becomes the Title Partner of the Quilter Nations Series in November 2025

HSBC UK unveils wealth centre to attract affluent clients

Executive Moves

Sales director exits Ninety One

Goodwin Strengthens its European Private Equity Platform with Debt Finance Partner Tom Roberts

Saffery Trust appoints Associate Director of Compliance in Guernsey

The Investment Association board names State Street’s Ann Prendergast as chair

DFM Firm Sparrows Capital Promotes Phillip Young to Deputy CIO

PE-backed accountancy firm appoints new director

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Nikko AM Group successfully completes management company transfer to Apex Group

FCA closes 1,600 websites as it fights financial crime

FCA to modernise rules to unlock investment

Deutsche Börse to return banking licences in regulatory shake-up

Climate change is growing concern for UK economy, warns BoE

Prudential Regulation Authority announces review of the Loan to Income (LTI) flow limit rule and offers interim modification by consent

FinTech

Tokenization and fractionalization of financial assets: SIX and Pictet successfully complete pilot project

Avaloq launches OpenWealth standard at LGT

Lombard Odier’s Tech Offensive

Institutional investors, wealth managers and hedge funds are increasingly focusing on crypto as they expect it to outperform

Broadridge Enabling Rapid Compliance with EU Instant Payments Regulations

Objectway recognised again for enabling digital transformation and resilience in financial services

Alternative Investments

UK and France partner on navigation systems to protect critical infrastructure from hostile threats

First recipient of WSHA’s Irene Robertson Qualification Fund announced

Fidelity's high-conviction push into active ETFs

Six new asset managers become ACT signatories

Apache Capital appoints Ocorian to provide services on BTR platforms

Federated Hermes Brings US Equity Strategy to Europe

Investment Banking

UniCredit Persists in Pursuit of Commerzbank

Setting Sail for Sustainability: A New Chapter with Energy Observer

Mediobanca pledges 4.9 billion euro shareholder reward to counter MPS bid

J.P. Morgan Elevates Its Swiss Presence

Barclays engages McKinsey to help optimise investment banking division

BNP Paribas receives multiple accolades at the GlobalCapital Bond Awards 2025

Comment, Analysis & Research

German inflation back to 2% in June

UK economy slows for second month as GDP falls 0.1%

UK’s top 1% of earners donate £52 a month to charities, research finds

Fitch Upgrades Hauck Aufhaeuser Lampe Privatbank AG to 'A'; Outlook Stable

Luxury watches and high-end jewellery undergo sustainability transformation – Piaget leads the way

Nucleus launches Voice of the Adviser Survey: A profession caught between two worlds

Tax

Taxing the rich would rob the UK of ambition

Ancelotti hit with 1 year prison sentence for tax fraud

Why the recent VAT case impacts transfer pricing and customs

Thousands of businesses at risk as inheritance tax charge on pensions threatens commercial premises

UK IHT change set to hit pension pots holding commercial property

Digital-First Consumers and Regulation Fuel Neobank Growth in 2025

Retail Banking

Leeds BS and L&C Mortgages open banking pilot streamlines mortgage applications

SocGen’s restructuring pays off as it takes French crown

Major UK bank axing six branches after announcing 55 closures

ALEX BRUMMER: Beware of bank mergers - they can go horribly wrong

Council of Europe Development Bank Partners with TCS to Transform Reconciliation Processes

Lloyds group slashes overdraft fees – borrowers to save up to £299 a year

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

Mirova and Natixis Investment Managers commit to funding the Paris Climate School at Sciences Po with €500,000 over four years

Quilter Cheviot renames Climate Assets Funds as it secures SDR label

Sustainability adapts to policy pressures and opportunity

Banks’ role in the sustainability transition

The growing appeal of green and sustainability-linked loans

Impact Report 2024: Sustainable investment as relevant as ever