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Advised platforms asset growth in Q4 2023 increased by £30bn

Quilter also bought in the most gross sales and is the only platform to have crossed the £2bn+ quarterly sales milestone since Q1 2022.

Robinhood goes live in the UK

American trading app Robinhood is now readily accessible to all consumers in the United Kingdom.

Bang for your buck! 11 wealth managers’ top UK ISA fund picks

Whether the UK ISA boosts investment into UK equities remains to be seen.

Water investment pioneer KBI Global Investors backing 'Smart Water' technologies to have transformative impact on most complex challenges

In the first 12 months of deployment, Buffalo’s Smart Water solution achieved a remarkable reduction of 450 million gallons

Aubrey Capital Management formalises partnership with LarrainVial

The collaboration between LarrainVial and Aubrey has developed over several years

Amundi launches ‘lowest cost’ all-country equities ETF

French giant’s new passive fund will have management fees as low as 0.07%.

Fair Market Value Capital Partners and TD Asset Management jointly acquire a minority interest in PSA Italy from PSA International

PSA Italy operates three container terminals in the Port of Genoa and Port of Venice that are the premier gateway terminals serving the Northern Italian hinterland, handling a total of two million TEUs in 2023.

Iress sells UK mortgage software business to Bain Capital

Iress mortgage software connects lenders and brokers to allow sourcing and sales.

Schroders Capital surpasses $5 billion ILS AUM milestone

The firm, which is active across the full spectrum of ILS instrument types and risk exposures, is now one of the largest managers of catastrophe bonds.

Schroders Capital expands operational real estate strategies with launch of UK Operating Hotels

Building on the performance of the Schroders Capital European Operating Hotels strategy

Scottish Mortgage announces £1bn share buyback

The portfolio also features Ferrari, SpaceX and Amazon.

Swiss Re proposes increased dividend of USD 6.80 per share, supported by strong capital position

When combined with a positive business outlook, Swiss Re's Board of Directors decided to propose a 6% dividend increase to USD 6.80 per share.

Swiss Life increases net profit, cash transfer and dividend in 2023 - real estate market environment dampens fee result

The Swiss Life Group achieved a net profit of CHF 1.11 billion in the 2023 financial year.

Europe contributed two-fifths to record global dividends in 2023

Banks were the key driver of dividend growth, delivering record payouts in 2023 and contributed almost half of the world’s dividend growth.

Asset managers need to stop rewarding bad performance

But he said away from boards the picture was different.

How We Help Clients With Super Prime Property Purchases

We recently made some changes to our lending service to help clients find valuable flexibility when looking to secure their dream super prime property.

Mercia Asset Management’s Northern VCTs complete fundraise

Mercia’s Northern VCTs form part of the firm’s third-party funds under management and include Northern Venture Trust, Northern 2 VCT and Northern 3 VCT PLC.

Royal London Asset Management launches US Equity fund

It has returned 99.7% over the past five years in comparison to a sector average of 85.41%, according to data from FE Fundinfo.

The Spanish banking sector enters 2024 with a 12.6% profitability and an efficiency below 42%

Additionally, this edition of the report examines the results of the latest stress test of capital for Spanish banks and includes a detailed analysis of the financial margin from the perspective of its components.

Boutique debuts Swiss dynamic yield and ESG small and mid-cap value funds

The boutique, which was formed in 2022, now has a five-strong fund range following these latest launches.

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