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Managing volatility and inflation: Constant rebalancing shores up UK’s lifeboat fund

It is a level of control that has proved essential during recent gilt and inflation volatility

Moonfare gets green light to become independent investment firm

BaFin licence clears the path for the firm to broaden its portfolio management and advisory services across Europe.

How Openwork’s £12bn investment management business is evolving

O’Donnell spoke with FT Adviser shortly after speaking with a group of advisers within the network, saying there had been “feedback” around the performance of the funds.

Progeny announces 2025 results and reports significant progress repositioning Progeny for sustained profitable growth

2025 has been a year of significant transformation for the Group to position it for sustained profitable growth.

Investment trusts find a new younger generation of fans

Investment trusts pool investors’ money in a similar way to an investment fund, but are themselves listed companies with shares trading on the stock market.

Fairway Group Enhances Client Onboarding Through Vaiie Strategic Partnership

Vaiie has worked closely with Fairway to implement its purpose-built SaaS onboarding platform across the Group’s Jersey office, with a roadmap for future international rollout.

Should you consolidate your pensions?

Pension consolidation means bringing multiple pension pots together into one plan.

Why’s everybody suddenly buying Aviva shares?

It captured an impressive 28.75% of buys on the platform, one of the biggest leading margins I’ve seen.

Europe’s crypto stress test starts with access and portability

Vugar Usi Zade argues that European asset managers should treat crypto platform risk as a service-resilience issue alongside market risk.

London leads European investment despite wider UK decline

This marked London as the leading region for investment for the third successive year.

Standard Life launches Sharia pension strategy

The retirement solutions provider has partnered with HSBC Asset Management and Franklin Templeton

Swiss Life achieves top-line growth in the first quarter of 2026 with fee income up 6% and premiums up 5%

Growth was supported by higher contributions from Asset Managers, owned IFAs, as well as own and third-party products and services.

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL provides £11.25m growth finance package for waste management group

£11.25 million growth finance package for McCarthy Marland Limited

UK house prices edge lower with London the clear weak spot

Even with only modest monthly moves, London is clearly bearing the brunt of tighter borrowing conditions, with buyers far more sensitive to mortgage costs than in cheaper regions.

L&G’s Lifetime Advantage Funds hits £25bn and surpasses 10% private markets allocation

The milestones demonstrate continued momentum in the growth of both LAF and PMAF, underscoring strong client demand for L&G’s innovative investment solutions.

Market‑leading institutional fund platform Gordian Capital, part of IQ-EQ, secures DFSA approval to establish presence at DIFC

This licence will serve experienced investment professionals who require institutional, regulated, physical and operational fund infrastructure, with the Gordian team handling the business and operational management of each fund, freeing clients to concen

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