Wealth and Asset Management

Nordea completes the acquisition of Danske Bank’s personal customer and private banking business in Norway

Altiant Global Luxury and Asset Management (GLAM) Monitor

EFG International reports 10-months 2024 business update

Quilter Investors Monthly Income range introduces new asset classes to portfolio

Liontrust Implements Data Solution in Collaboration with BlackRock Aladdin and BNY to Enhance Investment Management, Client Service and Scalability

Ninety One acquires Sanlam Investment Management

Executive Moves

RBC adds new research head from small, London-based bank

Caitlin Southall joins WBR Group as head of SSAS proposition

Neuberger Berman Expands Fixed Income Capabilities with Appointment of Paul Grainger

Schroders strengthens Media Relations Team with appointments of Charlotte Banks and Jessye Brandon

Abrdn appoints new investment CEO

SJP COO Rayner to step down in leadership overhaul

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

A revision of our market cleanliness statistic methodology

Time running out for payment providers to have their say on new regulatory regime

Aberdein Considine celebrates success at national legal awards

UK ‘digital gilt’ pilot to run independently from Debt Management Office

Finma opens proceedings against Moonshot private equity platform affiliates

Pensioners urged to apply for pension credit as winter fuel payment cutoff nears

FinTech

AI and Gen AI are set to transform cybersecurity for most organizations

London fintech 1fs Wealth and Apex Group announce strategic partnership

NatWest Group Modernises Self-Service Banking with NCR Atleos

Key takeaways from the Private Funds CFO Network’s Europe Forum

Digital Banking Provider CaixaBank Introduces New Portfolio Construction Service in Spain

TISE named as FT reinvention champion for banking and finance

Alternative Investments

UK business openings fall to lowest level since 2010

Gen II moves to bigger UK office with capacity for up to 300 staff

British Land half year results ‘underwhelming’ as its London portfolio struggles

Crédit Agricole Assurances announces the launch of an accelerated bookbuilding offering in Française des Jeux shares

Invesco: our predictions for equities in the year ahead

Royal London simplifies governed portfolio range

Investment Banking

HSBC asks managers to reapply for jobs in global cost-cutting drive

Commerzbank and UniCredit hold second round of investor talks, source says

UniCredit Says Needs A Year To Decide Commerzbank Deal

HSBC Channel Islands and Isle of Man receives ‘Top Employer’ certification

CaixaBank reports a net profit of €4.25 billion in the 9 months to September

Barclays shares soar to 9-year high as bank posts 23% profit rise

Comment, Analysis & Research

Key Takeaways From Our First Diversity in Asset Management Report

Inflation rises to 2.3% as energy bills grow

BNP Paribas Wealth Management Competitor Profile Report 2024 - Company Strategy, Financial Performance and Product Innovation

Banks and fintechs debate what is needed to remove payments ‘gridlock’ in UK

CaixaBank sets business growth and transformation as the pillars of its new Strategic Plan

Julius Baer: Succession Planning is the Leading Family Topic

Tax

EV adds inheritance tax functionality to its financial planning tool

Demand for advisers will ‘surge’ as 1 in 10 deaths incur IHT charge by 2030

Key changes in UK’s non-domicile regime overhaul

IHT on pensions disincentivises retirement saving

How a 90% tax rate could apply on some UK pensions post Budget

IHT on pensions disincentivises retirement saving, says RSM UK

Retail Banking

Nationwide, NatWest, Lloyds and Santander customers alerted to £258 payment

Access Bank UK expands footprint with Hong Kong branch

Completion of the acquisition of Tesco's retail banking business and commencement of long-term strategic partnership with Tesco

Barclays completes Tesco Bank acquisition

Banco Santander to cut UK jobs as part of cost-saving efforts

NatWest launches building efficiency assessment tool

Pensions

ESG considerations driving food and drink industry acquisitions

Schroders Greencoat eyes deal for scandal-hit solar operator – reports

Pensions allowance tax charges hit record high

Pensions industry fires back at Opperman criticism

XPS partners with Abrdn to launch DB pensions master trust

Pension providers call for personalised advice rules

Planet SOS

ESG will remain a key long-term wealth manager priority despite Trump re-election

COP29’s call to action: transforming finance and business models to support biodiversity

Winners of ABN AMRO Sustainable 50 2024 announced

From geopolitics to AI – entrepreneurs and family businesses rethink a changing world at LO Generations 2024

Raising the bar again: ABN AMRO takes next step in climate strategy

Aviva Investors launches Carbon Removal Fund