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Unlocking European markets: a more efficient route into Europe for mid-sized UK investors

For mid-sized UK institutional investors, access to European markets is no longer constrained by opportunity, but by execution.

British Friendly launches immediate needs annuity for long-term care

The mutual’s annuity proposition provides guaranteed monthly care payments for life, paid directly to UK-registered care providers.

Liquidity is the order of the day

Matt Pells, transfer agency head of product, Bravura Solutions, comments on recent market turmoil emphasising the critical importance of robust liquidity and order management

British Business Bank commits £100m to Oxford Quantum Circuits

The British Business Bank invested £7m in OQC’s Series A round in 2022 and has since supported its growth as the company has scaled.

Putting bonds back to work

Higher yields have revived interest in fixed income, but investors remain divided over whether inflation or slowing growth poses the greater risk to portfolios

AJ Bell cuts MPS fee by 20% as assets near £10bn

The firm’s Money Market MPS will continue to carry no annual management charge, while its Gilt MPS range will remain priced at 0.10% a year.

UK savers plough £12bn into ISAs in April, while net mortgage borrowing drops to £4.4bn

Meanwhile, reliance on consumer credit remained broadly steady, with net borrowing of £1.9 billion in line with the previous six-month average.

Patrimonium strengthens its position in the Swiss and German real estate markets through the acquisition of Sustainable Real Estate AG

The company is authorized by FINMA as a manager of collective assets and offers comprehensive real estate services to pension funds and institutional clients.

UCITS saw modest net outflows in March 2026 amid geopolitical disruption

UCITS and AIFs recorded net outflows of EUR 38 billion, compared to net inflows of EUR 143 billion in February 2026.

UK principal and appointed rep relationships highly concentrated

Research reviews state of industry as HM Treasury points to reforms

Pension funds join call for swift agreement on EU automotive law

The Commission presented its automotive package in December.

Active ETF assets hit $2.3t

Equity-focused active ETFs gained $48.87 billion in net inflows during April, while fixed income active ETFs recorded net inflows of $16.35 billion during the month.

Deutsche Bank issues second Panda Bond in 2026, expanding access to China’s capital markets

Bank issues RMB 3.5 billion multi-tranche Panda bond, reinforcing its role as a leading foreign bank in China’s onshore bond market

Evergreen by Carlton partners with Pilot to power core technology platform

It was formed to tackle the growing pressure on advice businesses and lack of scalable pathways for new talent entering the profession.

Drax acquires Bluefield Solar Income Fund for £548m

BSIF board said higher interests have caused its shares to trade at a consistent double-digit discount to NAV

Bank Frick expands AMC service offering to include active exchange listings

AMCs have become widely adopted as a flexible and efficient structuring solution for asset managers, fund managers, and promoters.

Cracks slowly begin to show in UK housing market as geopolitical uncertainty weighs

As a result, much of this data reflects decisions made before the outbreak of the Middle East conflict and the subsequent rise in mortgage rates, meaning the full impact of recent events is yet to feed through.

£500m retrofit boost for UK universities as Lloyds partners with National Wealth Fund

Through the agreement, Lloyds Banking Group will provide up to £500 million of lending to UK universities, enabled by up to £350 million of financial guarantees provided by the National Wealth Fund

Franklin Templeton launches active US income equity ETF for European investors

The firm's third active US equity ETF expands its UCITS US equity ETF range to twelve

The Best UK Equity Income Funds

These funds earn top ratings from Morningstar in 2026.

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