Wealth and Asset Management

Afin Bank launches High Net Worth mortgage proposition

Julius Baer warns of ‘deeper risks’ behind private equity’s dividend recaps

National ‘future leader’ recognition for Crestbridge Family Office Services

PFS Autumn Roadshow explores AI in wealth management

Building the future of Swiss finance – Lombard Odier’s new headquarters is Herzog & de Meuron’s latest architectural masterpiece

Indosuez Wealth Management Expands European Private Markets Funds for Asian Clients

Executive Moves

Peter Røder Lauridsen appointed new country manager in Denmark

Johnston Carmichael Wealth appoints new financial planner in Inverness

Aegon appoints Alice McIntosh as Director of Consultancy and Adviser Relationships

Simon Redman to lead product strategy at PATRIZIA, strengthening smart real asset solutions for wealth, defined contribution and institutional markets

Spring Capital Hires Ex-schroders Product Governance Boss as Chief Operating Officer

EBRD appoints Maya Hennerkes as Managing Director, Environment and Sustainability

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

US financial giants boost UK investments and jobs across London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester

Guernsey Financial Services Commission Launches Digital Finance Initiative

ECB Governing Council amends ECB FINREP Regulation to strengthen supervisory assessment of credit risk

Chancellor commits to explore pro-growth tax reforms to support small businesses opening new premises

EU Bank Watchdogs Must Be Bold in Simplifying Rules, Nagel Says

Proposed contactless changes could increase convenience for consumers

FinTech

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

UK’s Digital Wealth Management Fintech Chip Reports £6M Investment at £208M Valuation

BTA Finance partners with Avaloq to modernise wealth management operations

Finpension Tops 4 Billion Francs in Client Assets

Alternative Investments

EBRD and EU launch green investments in the West Bank

Scottish Widows partners with Origo to speed LoAs

Aegon celebrates five-year anniversary of its Risk-Managed Portfolios

EQT broadens access to private markets for individual investors – introduces ELTIF evergreen fund

M&G launches fund to shift Italians into equities

US financial giants boost investments and jobs in Edinburgh

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

Citi's London office overhaul costs hit US$1.5bil

GDP growth grinding to a halt again as budget uncertainty looms large

Denzel Dumfries and BUUT team up to build a financially strong generation

UBP Weekly View - All eyes on central bank meetings

How FamilySight helps family offices simplify governance

Wealth inequality across Europe: Which countries have the most unfair distribution?

Tax

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

Company loses tax case on the meaning of life

Overpaid pension tax claims jump 20% and ‘could get worse’

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

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

The rise of ESG-linked incentives in European banking