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MainStreet Partners Launches SDR Solution

Both of these approaches are misaligned with the spirit of the regime

Phoenix Group launches nationwide initiative for carers

It aims to help millions of people who work and care for someone to balance some of the challenges they might face, be they personal, financial, professional or emotional.

Invesco to bring together UK & European equities teams

This change has been driven by the investment teams in recognition of the opportunity and value in leveraging a larger team across the strategies

Hargreaves adds to Jupiter outflows with Whitmore fund sale

Online stockbroker sells Jupiter fund run by the departing Ben Whitmore, pointing to uncertainty over its future management.

IG brings US-listed options and futures trading to UK clients

The launch comes as options and futures trading emerges as an increasingly popular component of traders’ overall portfolios

Labelled bond market has ‘grown rapidly’ but challenges remain, says Fidelity

Fidelity is encouraging the publicly owned water sectors in the UK, France and the US to enter the blue bond market, as currently none of these are issuing blue bonds.

Metzler Pension Management acquires pension fund

The purchase price of the pension fund has been kept confidential.

Apex Group and ACA form strategic partnership to enhance client experience

The alliance enables clients to seamlessly identify a reputable service provider that will help support and protect their business

Ledbury adviser acquired by 3 Planners through Validpath

The Validpath transaction allowed the seller to transfer regulatory responsibilities as a directly authorised firm, access liquidity through the business sale and retire from the industry.

Switzerland among the top three target markets in Europe for activists

Switzerland sees significant increase in activist campaigns compared to 2023

Anthropology and asset allocation: why demographic trends matter

Breaking the demographic mega-trend into four pillars - childbirth, longevity, migration/population booms and gender - helps see how it influences financial decisions.

Increase housing project activity sparks confidence in workload

Almost 90% of building firms now expect to be as busy or busier in one year’s time

Piper Sandler Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Aviditi Advisors

Acquisition adds premier fundraising, secondary solutions and direct investment capital capabilities to the firm’s market-leading private equity M&A and capital markets franchises

How Liechtenstein can open doors for Swiss financial players

The event was organized by the Liechtenstein Finance platform, an association of the government and the financial market associations of the Principality, and finews.ch .

Exploring private debt across Asia, Europe, the UK and U.S.

This optimism sets the stage for potential growth in private market activity.

Nick Train breaks silence on Hargreaves Lansdown bid

The Lindsell Train fund manager says he was not surprised by the approach given HL’s ‘exceptionally low’ valuation and will be watching with interest.

London data firm Preqin exploring sale at £1bn-plus valuation

Preqin is said to have been predominantly interested in inking a deal with a larger rival or strategic buyer rather than a private equity group.

Private credit: a key opportunity for Ireland’s fund industry

we’ll discuss what’s happening in some private credit segments, regulatory challenges

Understanding the role of Alternative Investment Fund Managers

The Luxembourg financial framework allows non-EU asset managers to raise funds in Europe through the use of parallel funds.

Over a quarter of advisers expect to increase allocations to multi-asset funds

It also explores how advisers use multi-asset funds in practice, the approach to blending multi-asset funds and reasons not to blend, and factors influencing choice of funds or portfolios.

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