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Wealth and Asset Management

Capacity across borders: future-proofing international assets and decision-making

A person may live in one country, hold assets in another, and receive care or treatment in a third.

Wealth and Asset Management

"Germany is still somewhat old-fashioned"

Wealth and Asset Management

Operational efficiency and resilience: balancing scale, complexity, and transformation in wealth management

Wealth and Asset Management

Artificial intelligence enters Credem to improve customer portfolios

Wealth and Asset Management

AI Agents in Finance: How They Transform 70% of Processes

Wealth and Asset Management

Advent to acquire FNZ Bank, a leading independent wealth management banking and infrastructure provider in Germany

Waystone Awards

International wealth insurance market expanding rapidly as sales rise 46% over past two years to £53.0bn in 2025

Triodos Bank and Ethex collaboration to boost UK's direct impact investment

BDM Wealth Management Hits £50M Milestone, Expands Reach Across Dubai, London and Norway

Standard Chartered trains 30 leaders for affluent push

Executive Moves

Equiom appoints Rogers and Carey

Equiom expands Guernsey leadership team across Private Wealth and Corporate Services

TKB management team newly includes Francesca Keller

Lombard Odier Strengthens Turkey Business with UBS Private Banker

Fairstone Ireland, Owner of AskPaul.Ie, appoints Ian Brady as CEO

Five Wealth appoints co-founder Steve Jordan as CEO

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Tribunal upholds FCA ban on pair involved in pension transfer advice and reduces fines

Luxembourg introduces multi-compartment structures for unregulated AIF limited partnerships

White & Case advises European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on landmark €270 million Axian Telecom senior loan financing

Gibson Dunn Advised Advent International on Acquisition of FNZ Bank

The EBA publishes a no-action letter and technical considerations to support the implementation of the market risk framework for EU banks

FCA finalises rules to cut firms' transaction reporting costs by over £100m a year

FinTech

FStech Awards 2027 open for entries as financial services technology leaders invited to showcase innovation

Comnexa named OpenAI Select Partner

Accenture to acquire IBM's stake in UniCredit technology joint venture

Safer and more transparent AI

Cover Genius acquires Friendsurance to expand DACH banking

Euro area firms embrace AI but deep adoption still limited

Alternative Investments

Scaleup Europe Fund to start making investments

Royal London earnings rise as ProfitShare tops £2bn

Lack of business protection may be fuelling UK business decline

Simpler, more focused L&G delivers 11% Core Operating EPS growth

Selecting natural capital managers

Pensions annual allowance breaches jump 22%

Investment Banking

Commerzbank invests in training and development of young talents

UniCredit, Accenture and IBM collaborate to build Europe's next-generation banking platform

BNP Paribas retains CNPR depositary bank mandate

Commerzbank chairman says bank is ready for takeover talks with UniCredit

ING wins Best Bank awards at Euromoney

JPMorgan, Dimon pushes for European banking consolidation

Comment, Analysis & Research

From admin assistant to award-winning adviser: Victoria Cable’s ambition

How UK state pension compares to Europe with £220 ‘space' for retirees

Turning Resilience Insights into Decisive Action

BBVA Cuts Customer Inquiry Response Times by More Than 15% in Italy and Germany Thanks to AI

Fidelity International analyses latest ONS figures

Coutts London Prime Property Index Q2 2026 – Market rebounds as demand rises

Tax

Ireland, AI and Microsoft’s Vanishing Tax Bill

Wealth tax: options for taxing wealth and raising revenue

HMRC confirms £200 tax charge rule for UK households

Wealth planning in a changing tax landscape

EY announces on-site quantum computing to help shape the next frontier of enterprise technology transformation

How rising mobility is reshaping tax and cross-border planning

Retail Banking

Lloyds pledges £45bn of new SME lending under Accelerate 2030

Banco Sabadell realigns its structure to accelerate transformation, simplify management and strengthen execution of its business plan

Barclays Expects Earnings and Central Bank Decisions to Set the Market Tone

Recognise Bank achieves milestone year with record lending and £8.9m profit

Barclays supports the development of commercial fusion power in the UK

EBRD providing financing of up to US$ 15 million to Bank Eskhata

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

The heat is on for Asia-Pacific’s electricity producers

Deutsche Bank supports European Energy’s Mokoan Hybrid Solar Farm and Battery Project

Addressing the sustainable finance paradox

Sustainability and Climate Report 2025: Migros Bank strengthens the financial literacy of its customers

EBRD, EIB and EU support Tunisia’s energy transition and resilience

Incentivisation a possible future for more honest ESG disclosures