Wealth and Asset Management

Deutsche Bank scoops 11 Euromoney awards globally

Growth, succession, and tailor-made services: Iván Basa explores our unique positioning in Spain

Crédit Agricole CIB and Indosuez Wealth Management closed a financing for Kervis SGR’s real estate fund, Fondo Canvas

Geneva wealth manager buys Singapore multi-family office

UBP First half-year results 2025

Saffery Trust expands global offering with UK trust and corporate services

Executive Moves

A new chapter of leadership at CPW

JP Morgan Private Bank hires investment team head in Zurich

Fitch Solutions appoints Rachel Lojko president

VP Bank appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Zwei Wealth recruits ex-hotelier as partner in Romandy

Canaccord Wealth ESG head Patrick Thomas exits

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

The PRA’s approach to waivers and permissions under Own Funds (CRR) Part

Spain violated EU rules by meddling in banking merger, says Brussels

Mansion house speech – uk government's campaign for growth

FCA fines Barclays £42 million for poor handling of financial crime risks

Getting liquidity where it is needed − speech by Nathanaël Benjamin

Ashurst advises Alpaca on acquisition of UK-based wealth management platform WealthKernel

FinTech

Wesleyan accelerates platform push with FNZ partnership

SMA: An Opportunity for Wealth Management Growth in Italy

Valour Digital Securities Ltd Becomes New Crypto ETP Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange

Lloyds Banking Group and Aberdeen Investments Partner with Archax for Digital Asset Collateralization

WealthAi and MDOTM partner on AI tools for wealth managers

Aveni forms board to drive AI adoption in wealth advice

Alternative Investments

Macquarie Asset Management raises c. €3.5 billion for European infrastructure deb

Vitality pays record £142m in protection claims in 2024

EQT predicts rapid private wealth growth

Acquisition of financial assets and external financing in Germany in the first quarter of 2025

Suntera Global Completes Acquisition of Khepri

Sovereign funds turn to gold, bonds, credit

Investment Banking

Two visions of European finance clash at elite Italian banking gathering

HSBC to divest INKA fund administration business to BlackFin

BNP Paribas: AXA Investment Managers and BNP Paribas Asset Management announce the appointments of Isabelle Scemama and Rob Gambi

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

Comment, Analysis & Research

UHNW investors’ appetite for private markets undimmed in hunt for outperformance, research finds

Royal London warn that women face uphill battle on pensions

A woman has 42p in her pension pot for every £1 a man has

Consumers feel the pinch as inflation pressure ramps up

Europe's investment in defence: between ethics and strategy

What the Companies House u-turn reveals about the UK’s treatment of SMEs

Tax

Billionaires Leave UK as Government Ends Tax Breaks for Wealthy Foreign Residents

Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy

Taxing the wealthy: HMRC does not know how many billionaires pay tax in the UK

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves does not rule out new wealth tax

Inheritance Tax Knowledge Gap: Almost one in three don’t understand laws and tax regimes

Taxing the rich would rob the UK of ambition

Retail Banking

Reimagining retail banking with Agent AI: Humanising scale, digitally

Card spending falls -0.1 per cent in June, as hospitality and retail miss out on heatwave boost

UniCredit becomes first major bank in Europe to launch fast, secure foreign-currency payments through partnership with Wise Platform

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

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

Stronger growth and new product developments at radicant

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