06/05/2025
Consumer Duty looms over advisers craving industry-wide standard for MPS due diligence
Analysis of financial adviser concerns around MPS highlights the need for standards to reflect Consumer Duty demands.
Alternative Investments
06/05/2025
Howden boosts European credit risk transfer with Granular Investments deal
New expertise boosts synthetic securitisation offerings for FIs
06/05/2025
Franklin Templeton to buy $5.7bn UK private credit firm
The deal to buy Apera Asset Management will increase Franklin Templeton’s private credit AUM to $87bn.
06/05/2025
Hawksford acquires Equiom's Netherlands operations
The acquisition will see Equiom’s well-established Netherlands team integrate into Hawksford’s existing Amsterdam operations, significantly enhancing Hawksford’s European team and service capabilities.
06/05/2025
Blackstone Launches a Multi-Asset Private Credit Fund
“It offers individuals full access to Blackstone’s credit platform in what we consider an investor-friendly structure”
06/05/2025
TILLIT expands Universe with new Sharia fund and infrastructure fund
The launch of our Sharia collection earlier this year marked another meaningful step toward this aim.
06/04/2025
Parmenion announces another year of strong growth in 2024
Operating profit also increased to £17.5m up from £15.5m in 2023, with the group’s EBITDA rising from £17.9m to £20.1m in 2024.
06/04/2025
Ninety One continues to suffer outflows into 2025
The report also said that assets under management rose by 4% to £130.8bn and the group’s adjusted operating profit margin was 31.2% in the year.
06/04/2025
Maverix Receives License in France and Opens Office in Paris
The new office, located in Avenue Kléber in the 8th arrondissement, positions Maverix in the heart of the French financial community and underlines the firm’s long-term commitment to the local market.
06/04/2025
Three key takeaways from the ILPA Summit Europe 2025
As we navigate through a rapidly evolving market, it’s clear that alignment between LPs and GPs is more crucial than ever.
06/04/2025
Banxware receives strategic investment of EUR 10 million from UniCredit and switches to Forward Flow model for greater scaling
This shift enables Banxware to redeploy its equity towards scaling operations, product development, and international expansion rather than capital-intensive loan funding.
06/04/2025
Barclays Business Prosperity research reveals tariff opportunities despite widespread concern about global trade uncertainty
This uncertainty has resulted in UK firms taking proactive steps to diversify international trade and build resilient supply chains, whilst looking to benefit from potential upsides to tariffs.
06/03/2025
Moneyinfo and ZeroKey simplify client data access for advisers
It also means cleansed data within moneyinfo is automatically updated for advisers from their back office, platforms and providers.
06/03/2025
Latest figures show people are still ‘sleepwalking into retirement’
This means a comfortable retirement for a one-person household could require a pension pot worth up to £800,000, alongside the state pension.
06/03/2025
Scalable Capital raises €155 million
The new financing represents the company’s largest funding round to date and is led by Sofina and Noteus Partners.
06/03/2025
Harwood mounts new £45m Frenkel Topping bid
Harwood mounts new £45m Frenkel Topping bid
06/03/2025
Aegon AM expands alts efforts with capital call finance fund
New vehicle will give UK and European investors access to important financing tool for private market funds.
06/03/2025
Jupiter launches first hedge fund on new platform
The GEARx strategy is a more highly levered version of the firm's top-performing $3.8bn Jupiter Merian Global Equity Absolute Return fund.
06/03/2025
Aviva and FNZ roll out new adviser data tools
The innovations follow last month’s launch of Aviva’s Onshore Bond and are now live with a select group of adviser firms ahead of a broader rollout later this year.
06/02/2025
Why private equity’s wealth management push is stalling
Regulatory headwinds, ballooning debt burdens and sky-high valuations are giving buyers pause for thought