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FTSE slips as Budget fears offset UK retail sales growth

FTSE 100 on back foot as fears over Labour’s ‘painful’ Budget weigh on housebuilders, despite British retail sales growing for third month in a row.

AJ Bell platform business grows as customer numbers rise by 14%

Gross inflows hit £13.1bn, up 41% versus 2023 (£9.3bn), while net inflows hit £6.1bn, up 45% compared to the previous year (£4.2bn).

Baillie Gifford closes healthcare fund after ‘extremely challenging’ period

The Edinburgh fund house is closing its poorly performing Health Innovation fund a mere four years after launch.

Slate Asset Management Expands European Essential Real Estate Platform With Grocery Portfolio Acquisition in Portugal

This acquisition marks Slate’s first investment in Portugal and further increases the Firm’s exposure to high-quality essential real estate assets in Europe.

Europe’s Bank Bailout Era Draws to End With States Selling

The pace of those sales makes Greece an exception, but it isn’t alone in returning banks to investors.

Homes England invests in Schroders Capital’s Real Estate Impact Fund

SCREIF is a real estate focused strategy with the dual aims of delivering a positive social and environmental impact in addition to securing appropriate risk adjusted returns for investors.

Policyholder expectations pose challenges for life insurers at every stage of the customer journey

At the onboarding stage, one-in-three (35%) retail policyholders struggle with complex terms

Chancellor announces new plans to secure UK investment

The British Growth Partnership will allow it to do more by creating a new way for the British Business Bank and institutional investors to invest in innovative companies together.

Carne Group and WTW gain approval for new Private Equity LTAF

The fund across Europe has approximately $850m of client interest to-date.

BNP Paribas Asset Management is launching its first evergreen diversified private credit fund under ELTIF 2.0

The fund will invest in European corporate and real assets debt in Infrastructure and Commercial Real Estate and targets institutional as well as wealth management distribution channels.

Verso ‘primed for growth’ after integration push

This marks a significant milestone for the group, creating a scalable platform primed for future growth.

Bellway results reflect tough year for housebuilders, but direction of travel is positive

While this is in line with peers and expectations, as well as formal guidance from the company, Bellway’s profit before tax figure has fallen almost -60% year-on-year.

Bancassurance will change the Swiss financial centre sustainably

In other words: Bancassurance will bring about a fundamental change in the Swiss financial center.

Taxpayers increasingly looking at Venture Capital Trusts as way of cutting future CGT bills – Budget expected to see big jump in CGT

Venture Capital Trusts are stock exchange listed funds that invest in small, innovative companies.

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