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Wiltshire Friendly and Holloway Friendly announce merger proposal

This is the second merger of UK mutuals announced this year with the OneFamily and Scottish Friendly expected to merge in early 2027.

KOREGE selects Fund Channel to manage the fund-raising services for asset managers

KOREGE has also entrusted Fund Channel to centralise and outsource its distribution system in order to optimise the distribution of its products to retail networks in France.

P1 rolls out new platform interface for advisers

P1 said the enhancements will make it easier for clients to view and assess their investment portfolios

L&G launches first UK-domiciled Global Aggregate Bond Index Mutual Fund

The Fund invests across security types including sovereign, government-related, securitised, and corporates and across developed and emerging markets to help provide investors with a diversified offering.

UniCredit expands onemarkets fund range with the ETFs launch in 13 countries

The initial range will include seven instruments - four investing in stocks and three in bonds - developed in collaboration with the delegated manager, BNP Paribas, on MSCI Universal indexes.

Ebury partners with Global Emerging Manager Institute, joining its British and Gulf hubs

Through this partnership, Ebury Institutional Solutions (“EIS”) will work with both the British EMI and the Gulf EMI, expanding access for emerging managers and independent sponsors in the UK and Gulf

ASML in enviable position with AI demand still strong and guidance raised

The market had been a little perturbed by ASML dropping its order numbers, but this is something it will need to get used to and there is enough other data out there to hold the company to account.

Finli completes six acquisitions adding £252m in AUM

The business has also acquired two client banks in Basingstoke and Great Missenden.

Institutional investors want to buy (much) more real estate – these are the consequences.

This year's ninth survey included 179 companies that together manage directly held Swiss real estate assets of approximately CHF 366 billion.

Moore Kingston Smith expands into the South

This move marks our tenth strategic investment since receiving PE backing and represents a significant expansion into the South of England.

Perella Weinberg to buy UK advisory boutique Gleacher Shacklock

Gleacher Shacklock serves corporates, financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and institutions across multiple sectors.

Hines Strengthens European Leadership to Capture Regional Opportunity

Hines has been deliberately and consistently growing its European business, combining hyper-local execution and operating capabilities with investment management and a client-centric fund platform.

Standard Life buys Aegon UK for £2bn

Deal will create UK’s second largest workplace pensions platform by assets and customers

Nedgroup’s Burdett: The rules of investing haven’t changed, but everything else has altered

Swiss Life Group Annual Report

Swiss Life increased its fee income by 5% in local currency to CHF 2.6 billion.

Cold store specialist Iceline Yorkshire Ltd joins Nordic Climate Group’s growing UK organisation

The business serves customers across the food retail, logistics and food production sectors and has built a reputation for practical solutions and dependable delivery in demanding refrigeration environments.

MSCI acquires PM Insights to expand private markets data

PM Insights’ dataset supports portfolio management, performance measurement and index creation, and is expected to improve pricing transparency in private equity.

Franklin Templeton launches index fund range for UK investors

Designed as cost-efficient core portfolio building blocks, the strategies aim to remain close to their benchmark indices while delivering incremental outperformance.

NLB sets out higher bid for Addiko after Raiffeisen offer

NLB plans to combine Addiko’s banking subsidiaries with its own businesses in the five markets where both groups operate.

UK’s Largest Pension Fund Acquires Majority Stake in Private Credit Firm Venn Partners

The Universities Superannuation Scheme aims to help ease the domestic housing crisis by supporting the development of affordable housing.

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