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Ashmore Group: Third Quarter Assets Under Management Statement

Emerging Markets performed well over the three months to 31 March

Institutional investors expand private market allocations

Within these sectors, investors are targeting digital infrastructure

Benchmark buys remaining minority stake in £4bn Oculus network

The Oculus model focuses on establishing new advice firms for advisers looking for an environment in which to deliver a high-quality advice proposition.

New CII report says Boards and senior leaders must ‘walk the walk’ to improve outcomes for vulnerable customers

The report highlights ‘significant training gaps’ across the profession, particularly for non-frontline staff, who are often overlooked in vulnerability strategies.

L&G and Nationwide extend protection distribution partnership

As part of the new agreement, L&G will collaborate with Nationwide to develop and implement a new protection referral model for Nationwide’s mortgage applicants.

Allica Bank taps Yapily to power real-time SME account top-ups

This partnership is a significant step in Allica Bank’s mission to deliver modern, tech-driven solutions tailored for established SMEs.

UK economy grew more than expected in February

It reversed a modest fall in January and was five times larger than the 0.1% growth predicted by economists.

Growth over gatekeeping: How the AR regime can support the FCA’s new strategy

When regulators start talking about facilitating growth rather than simply enforcing rules, the industry takes notice.

Goldman Sachs expands G-Series with private equity fund

These include flagship Goldman Sachs strategies across buyout, growth equity, secondaries and co-investments.

Implications for UK’s pension savers of global market turmoil

Lessons and tips as pots come under attack from plunging asset values, derailing retirement plans

VCTs see third best fundraising year on record

Figures complied by Association of Investment Companies

Jupiter’s Savvides bets on asset manager revival with Schroders buy

The inclusion of Schroders into the Jupiter UK Dynamic Equity Fund is just one in a series of changes Alex Savvides has made since taking over in October.

JTC Supports Osney Capital With Its Debut VC Fund In Association With The British Business Bank

JTC has supported Osney Capital from inception, providing a comprehensive suite of hosted AIFM, depositary, fund administration, and compliance services

Perspective completes a further nine adviser acquisitions

The transactions add £900m assets under advice

WisdomTree selects Apex Group to provide ETP servicing in Jersey and Ireland

Apex Group offers full corporate services and management company (ManCo) services across multiple asset classes streamlining operations and achieving cost efficiencies for ETP issuers across jurisdictions.

Asset management’s digital Renaissance

Alain Mandy, an experienced COO, will be speaking about digital transformation at FundsTech Forum 2025 and in this article he considers how AI and other factors are changing the face of the industry.

Scottish Friendly buys Fidelity’s pension book

The deal will see Scottish Friendly’s assets under management increase to over £6.3bn.

Standard Life Home Finance increases maximum LTVs across Horizon lifetime mortgage range

Standard Life Home Finance’s Horizon range provides lifetime mortgage loans of between £15,000 and £1.5 million, and is available on both a lump sum and drawdown basis.

Quilter's Stuart Clark on navigating the downturn

The key question now is whether we will overshoot equilibrium in this process.

IQ-EQ and Carey Olsen assist Queen’s Park Equity on launch of QPE Fund II

The amount raised by Fund II is more than a 50% increase on QPE Fund I

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