Wealth and Asset Management

Barclays and FactSet enter a multiyear strategic agreement

International Equities 2026 Outlook - Fundamental strength should be rewarded in 2026

UBP Annual results 2025

Wealth management and the tokenised future

Rothschild & Co AM delivers record net inflows

Crédit Agricole unifies CIB and wealth arms in 43,400 sqft hub

Executive Moves

Highvern Begins 2026 with a New Round of Promotions

Aviva Investors appointments target UK wealth sector

Baker & Partners makes Senior Associate appointments in multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution team

Church House appoints bespoke head

Coutts Scotland head calls time after 30 years

City of London Investment Group Plc("City of London", "Clig", "the Group" or "the Company") Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Government brings borrowing down for December, but still third highest on record for the year

Screening for success: Opening the gateway to growth

ECB and ESRB issue joint report analysing financial stability risks from geoeconomic fragmentation

Europe needs to tackle a home bias of banks

Guernsey Finance Industry Update 2026 sets out united, forward-looking vision for growth

Regulators give clarity in relation to open banking pricing models

FinTech

Lucht Probst Associates (LPA) acquires Derivative Partners from Avaloq

Digital assets and payments

UK fintech raised $5.3Bn in 2025, up 10% from 2024

Bank-backed stablecoins: a new chapter for payments in Europe?

Linvo integrates AI across wealth management services

Bitwise expands presence in Nordics with listing of seven crypto ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm and two senior appointments

Alternative Investments

Five reasons to focus on transparency and infrastructure in 2026 and beyond

EBRD and EU extend €25 million guarantee to Albania's Union Bank

Vanguard cuts fees on LifeStrategy range and reduces UK bias

The Longevity Dividend: How patient capital can spur economic growth

ARK Invest Releases Big Ideas 2026 - A Global Signal to Help Investors Own What’s Next

EQT to combine with Coller Capital to enter secondaries, marking the next step in EQT’s strategic evolution

Investment Banking

Société Générale to lay off 1,800 employees in France

Deutsche Börse Group and Allfunds Group Sign Agreement on Recommended Acquisition of Allfunds Group

World-Leading CEOs will gather in Oslo for NBIM Investment Conference in April

Deutsche Bank expands support for PayPal to strengthen global payment capabilities

UK fintech investment second highest globally at £2.6bn

Deutsche Bank tries to put its many crises behind it

Comment, Analysis & Research

"To invest in private markets, you need a tailored approach" – interview with Frédéric Rochat

Private markets AUM ‘could reach 30% of all global AUM by 2033’

UK labour market slows further in November, but unemployment rate holds steady

UK jobs market cools as wage growth eases

2026: what's in store for EU financial regulation

Record breaking auction for offshore wind secured to take back control of Britain's energy

Tax

Capital Gains Tax receipts for 2025 fall 8.4% to £13.65 billion

UK government rakes in £6.6bn from IHT in nine months

Soaring tax relief bill puts pensions and ISAs into policy spotlight

Trustees and UK tax disputes: navigating increased HMRC scrutiny

Zurich Adapts Transfer Pricing Practice for the Asset Management Industry

Burges Salmon re-launches tax residence tool as a web-app ahead of non-dom regime change

Retail Banking

Thisbank, the UK's new branchless bank, promises human touch and competitive savings

Santander listed as the highest ranked European bank among Fortune’s 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies

Fitch Affirms German Cooperative Banks and DZ BANK at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

TrueLayer and Stripe bring Pay by Bank payments to Finland

Global Payments Giant Swift Completes ‘Landmark’ Tokenized Asset Trial

Santander completes the sale of 49% of Santander Bank Polska to Erste Group

Pensions

Pension value to be put under the spotlight

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

Planet SOS

5 must-watch sustainable investing trends for 2026

Gore Street Capital announces first close for energy storage fund

Investec arranges £80 million investment loan for office-led St. Pancras Campus

Bridging the Gap: Aligning Insurance Portfolios with Sustainable Outcomes

European Investment Fund pledges €70 million to Klima2, Alantra’s next Energy Transition growth fund

Europe leads pledging effort in campaign mobilising €15.5 billion for clean energy in Africa