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Two thirds of platforms not providing enough CGT support for advice firms

The majority (76%) of the 130 advisers polled have said that the support offered to them is impacting which providers they’re choosing to work with.

Talent war boosts pay for UK wealth CEOs

A new breed of bosses is in high demand

Reporting employment related securities: 6 July 2025 deadline

The deadline for filing this annual Employment Related Securities (ERS) return is 6 July 2025 via the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ERS online service.

A system-wide approach to system-wide resilience: CCPs and their users − speech by Sarah Breeden

Given at ISDA Annual General Meeting, Amsterdam

Portugal: Europe’s new destination for HNW expats and investors

Offering security, elegance, beauty, and opportunity, Portugal is a destination not to be missed, whether you seek residency or a promising property investment.

The Gavekal Angle: value investors set to rise like a phoenix

No carry trade? No momentum trade? No worries; time to revert to the mean

UK unemployment rate rises to 4.5% as labour market begins to weaken

Growth in regular pay, excluding bonuses, fell to 5.6% between January and March 2024

2025 European Asset Management Landscape

While private market asset managers have benefited from high investor demand in private equity, traditional asset managers struggle against margin compression.

Billionaires Flee London for Milan

The move, intended to target large fortunes, has instead unleashed a wave of capital and talent flight.

Royal Ascot, London Marathon and the Platinum Jubilee: Events use Scottish land to clean up their carbon footprint

Other buyers include British Airways, councils in Devon and Norwich, luxury fashion brand Burberry, and the UK arm of a Silicon Valley tech firm.

European banks bullish despite tariff uncertainty

More importantly, despite the tariff uncertainty, European banks are confidently affirming their full-year guidance – in some cases they have even raised some of their projected numbers.

How can a business sale affect your estate planning?

Selling a business represents a significant milestone in a company owner’s life.

Liechtenstein: A Smile in the Financial Storm

In any other place, such a result might have prompted a debate.

Italian Financial Institutions: Sovereign Positive Outlook Unlocks Rating Headroom

Event-driven rating actions focused on investment-grade issuers with Long-Term IDRs that had been constrained by that of Italy.

‘Retirement tools focus on options too complex for the average person’

Nowadays tools are too focused on options that are way too complex for the average person.

UK Finance Data shows how family support shapes homeownership prospects

While the majority of first-time buyers are still managing to purchase without help, the growing reliance on family support risks deepening inequality in the housing market.

15.3 million people today are at risk of retirement poverty

Across the population, as many as half (50%) know they aren’t saving enough for retirement, with certain key groups facing even worse outcomes.

ARC benchmark MPS Index goes live with performance data back to 2013

Ranking functionality will be available later this year for IFAs to further support comparison between models

House prices rise marginally as interest rate decision looms

While activity may have surged earlier in the year, prices are now responding to a more subdued, post-incentive environment.

International payment rails: the value of a harmonised gauge − speech by Sarah Breeden

Based on remarks given on the Global State of Digital Asset Regulations: Regulatory Harmonisation on Digital Assets Panel at the Point Zero Forum 2025

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