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Wealth and Asset Management

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

The wealth and asset management industry has entered a phase of structural transformation, marked by a multiplication of pressures.

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Charity Commission issues updated guidance on conflicts of interest

Wealth and Asset Management

OWIN26. CA Italia: The Next Gen challenge is won with an integrated ecosystem.

Wealth and Asset Management

New year, new plan: turning financial aspirations into reality

Executive Moves

Withers announces new Chairperson Paul Hewitt

Wealth and Asset Management

Deutsche Bank and the Sutton Trust launch research on widening access for young people in banking and finance

J. Safra Sarasin and Golding launch Private Markets partnership for the Swiss institutional market

UBS Client Account Manager shortlisted in Finance Rising Star Awards

Syz Group Adopts Bloomberg Enterprise Solutions to Deliver Institutional-Grade Portfolio Intelligence in Private Banking

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

Davy UK named Scotland and Northern Ireland Wealth Manager of the Year

Executive Moves

Tellco names UBS wealth executive as CEO

EBRD appoints Andreea Moraru as Managing Director for Central Europe and the Baltic States

HSBC Private Bank Appoints New Chief for German-Speaking Switzerland

Bordier & Company (France) ITS announcement THE recruitment of two Managers Private Seniors.

Apex Group appoints Kavitha Ramachandran to lead Luxembourg ManCo platform

Foster Denovo appoints new director of investments

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

FCA and Bank of England set out shared vision for tokenisation in UK wholesale markets

Modernising money and markets − speech by Sarah Breeden

Pensions Commission warning must drive action on UK under‑saving crisis

FCA, Bank of England and Treasury joint statement on frontier AI models and cyber resilience

King’s Speech 2026: what does it mean for financial services regulation?

FCA reviews whether investment firms are doing enough to support bereaved customers

FinTech

Standard Chartered to acquire Zodia Custody’s custody business

Canaccord Wealth UK Partners with Bitwise to Launch Crypto ETPs

EIB and BNP Paribas Finance Clean European Farm Technology

Capgemini to support technology transformation at BAE Systems as strategic partnership enters new phase

Santander launches Navigator Global in Spain, its platform to drive companies’ international expansion

Legacy systems slowing AI transformation across wealth sector

Alternative Investments

CISI launches new women in finance initiative

Cyprus hosts key European banking federation meetings

M&G backs Bulgaria’s largest airport with €70 million to enhance connectivity and economic growth

Assessing cross-border integration of equity markets in the euro area: evidence from a gravity model

Funds Europe Awards 2026

What most high-earning expats don’t know about accessing capital

Investment Banking

Investec strengthens European aviation finance footprint

UniCredit signs non-binding agreement to divest part of its activities in Russia, refocusing its operations mainly around international payments

UniCredit: 1Q26 Group Results - Unlimited off to a flying start

ABN AMRO urges: “Don’t focus on the methods of fraud, focus on the red flags”

Barclays boosts profits with £4bn investment bank income, but sets aside £823m for loan losses

UniCredit SpA : Bafin prohibits impermissible advertising

Comment, Analysis & Research

A Depositary Passport for Europe: Why It Matters

UK CEOs step up M&A to accelerate AI transformation and long‑term growth

ING in Italy marks 25 years of digital banking, launches Private Banking

Rising inflation signals June rate hike in the eurozone

DWP report highlights how working patterns shape pension inequality

One London hedge fund cut jobs after March. The rest are wary of making big UK government bond bets

Tax

Why inheritance tax proves Britain is grotesquely unequal

Utmost warns UTT extension could fuel further exodus of wealthy individuals

Seizing the 2027 Mandate: How advisers can capitalise on the end of pension IHT exemptions

Frozen thresholds drive millions into higher tax bands | Additional rate taxpayers rocket 57%

Number of higher and additional‑rate taxpayers soar as frozen thresholds reshape the taxpaying public

Wealth specialists warn of risks to estate planning as IHT receipts reach record £8.5bn

Retail Banking

Lloyds Banking Group to Phase Out Halifax Brand

UK’s Lloyds Bank Strengthens European Institutional Presence with Luxembourg Busine

Commerzbank delivers strong first quarter results and aims for a net equity return of 21% by 2030

La Banque Postale signs a strategic partnership with Mistral AI to accelerate progress in AI

Santander and Uber establish up to €1 billion financing platform to support European fleet growth

NIB supports energy resilience in the Baltics

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

SEB Nordic Energy doubles capital – continues investing

Europe’s fossil fuel dependence poses risks to price stability

LSEG launches ESG scores and sustainability analytics suite

Investor climate concern high, but lack awareness of what funds are doing

Schroders Greencoat signs strategic MoU with leading battery maker CATL and Lochpine Capital on battery storage in Europe

5 must-watch sustainable investing trends for 2026