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Market volatility leads to portfolio restructuring, survey finds

Over the next five years, fund managers see the ‘greening’ of institutional portfolios accelerating at vastly different speeds globally.

Why Global Asset Managers Are Rethinking Distribution Infrastructure

Managers seeking to scale cannot rely solely on their domestic markets; access to investors across the EEA, UK, Middle East and Asia has become central to growth strategies.

Central banks are still worried about inflation

The move helped ease upward pressure on government bond yields and could help ease borrowing costs across the broader market.

What is the future of money?

How digital ecosystems will transform finance

Advisers urged to make retirement planning a ‘family affair’ amid participation gap

Advice relationships were found to often be centred around a single primary contact, with 51 per cent of clients saying they held the adviser relationship in their name only.

UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2026: Zurich and Tokyo lead global housing bubble risk

The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2026 finds that Zurich has the highest bubble risk, followed by Tokyo.

US Treasury Central Clearing Survey

Broad Industry Readiness for Cash Clearing, Industry Moving Towards Execution but Work Remains Ahead of Repo Deadline

International companies show growing interest in Europe

Deutsche Bank Global Sentiment Survey on Europe 2026

Columbia Threadneedle converts fund to European credit strategy

The fund has been created by converting the CT (Lux) European Strategic Bond fund and will be managed by Christopher Hult.

High-value mortgages rise as wealthy buyers leverage debt

The total value of these mortgages reached £3 billion, with the average loan standing at approximately £10 million.

European Investment Bank chief heads to Ottawa amid warming EU-Canada ties

Aim of Nadia Calviño’s visit is to establish an EIB presence in Canada and start work on critical minerals projects.

The Autumn Budget: Structuring wealth across generations

While we can’t know what the Autumn Budget will bring, Coutts can help you understand what it could mean for intergenerational wealth and succession planning.

Expected years in retirement: For how long do Europeans receive their pensions?

As people become eligible to receive a pension once they reach retirement age, Euronews Business used life expectancy at the retirement age in each country.

Almost 7 million adults in the dark about their State Pension

HMRC is encouraging people to check their State Pension forecast using the HMRC app during Pension Awareness Week.

Nine in 10 UK manufacturers turn to automation to navigate geopolitical uncertainty

UK manufacturers remain confident about their future prospects, despite rising energy costs and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

Retirees now spend more supporting family than on groceries

Policy changes also appear to be influencing behaviour, with 39% of retirees saying the current political environment is affecting their inheritance tax planning.

Who holds the data? The EU Data Act's access by design rules take effect

To mark the first anniversary of the Act's general applicability, one of the deferred areas of the Act

Francois Pienaar’s Make A Difference Leadership Foundation (MAD) brings one-of-a-kind celebrity charity art auction to London

Morgan Freeman, Siya Kolisi, Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and David Coulthard among the names featured in the Heart-Held Icon Project Cocktail Auction

UK Inflation Rises to 3.1% as Bank of England Rate Decision Looms

August’s inflation figures increase the pressure on the BoE to raise interest rates in the coming months.

Closing the gap: women, pay and pensions

The gender pay gap is stubbornly high, with women receiving an average of 7% less than men for full-time work.

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