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Wealth Club: Private markets set to surge in popularity

Survey forecasts ‘dramatic’ rise in use by UK wealth managers and IFAs

Rathbones announces interim results for 6 months ended 30 June 2026

These results reflect continued healthy gross inflows and growing momentum across the business.

CaixaBank posts a profit of €3.2 billion in the first half of 2026, up 8.5%, driven by strong commercial activity

During the January–June 2026 period, CaixaBank maintained a strong pace of business growth and customer and payroll acquisition, while steadily increasing its market shares.

New charging structure hits St James's Place profits

IFRS profit after tax increased to £310.8m from £279.5m, helped by a £110.4m release from its ongoing service evidence provision.

Q2: 2026 DWS Delivers Significant Growth in Assets under Management, Record H1 Net Flows and Financial Results

The company increased management fees and total revenues while keeping costs stable, resulting in higher profit before tax and net income as well as an improved Cost-Income Ratio compared to H1 2025.

Deutsche Bank reports record second-quarter post-tax profit of € 1.9 billion

Profit before tax rose 11% year on year to € 2.7 billion.

Barclays Publishes Interim 2026 Results and Sets Out Investor Engagement Programme

The bank confirmed that the interim figures do not constitute statutory accounts but are prepared on a basis consistent with its previously published audited financial statements.

Global forces reshaping modern succession and wealth transfer

This in turn is greatly increasing the demands on advisors and wealth owners to plan effectively for the transfer of assets across generations in this changing environment.

Objectway Expands Into Capital Markets With Its Project to Acquire French Specialist SLIB, Pushing Forward Its Pan-European Growth Strategy

SLIB will also broaden Objectway's client base with major European asset servicers, broker-dealers and banks, alongside strengthening Objectway's long-standing relationships with shared clients such as BNP Paribas.

Bordier UK added to AJ Bell and Söderberg & Partners platforms

Financial advisers using both platforms can now access Bordier UK’s five Blended Managed Portfolio Service model strategies and four Risk Targeted Decumulation Service model strategies.

Staying agile: Managing change and shocks is now business as usual for insurers

They must build and manage a portfolio which matches their liabilities while protecting and stabilising their economic and regulatory capital position.

Leonteq returns to profitability in H1 2026

The company recorded a continued increase in client activity and fee generation thanks to a continuously improving client sentiment since the second half of 2025.

Liontrust reports ‘stronger position’ with £4.7bn rise in AuMA

This deal saw Martin Gilbert join as a non-executive director, while Rebecca Shelley is set to step down from the board later this year.

Vontobel achieves record half-year profit

Assets under management stood at CHF 252.2 billion as of June 30, 2026.

Chambers High-Net-Worth guide recognizes Withers as a leading firm globally in 2026

'Withers provides thoughtful, detailed, and comprehensive development and implementation of strategies, opportunities and options.

UBP sees net profits soar in the first half of 2026

UBP has had a solid first half of the financial year.

Swiss Private Bank Makes First Investment Into Mbanq’s Newly Launched Note Listed on Düsseldorf Stock Exchange

Investment supports the company's lending and Earned Wage Access growth strategy.

UBS Group stock holds firm as wealth management growth offsets investment banking volatility

Recent financial reports and market data show that UBS Group has been able to grow key profit metrics despite a demanding environment for global deal-making and capital markets issuance.

BNP Paribas Group: Results as of 30 June 2026

The meeting was chaired by Jean Lemierre.

Utmost Summer 2026 Navigator: The growing importance of structural optionality in wealth planning

As usual, the Pulse section outlines all the key developments in regulation, tax and compliance across global markets

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