Wealth and Asset Management

Entrepreneurial wealth in motion

Swiss Private Wealth Update: Inheritance Tax Referendum, Trust M&A and PTC Planning

Raiffeisen Bank International and ODDO BHF deepen partnership in mergers and acquisitions for clients in Austria, Central and Eastern Europe

Standard Chartered plans to reopen private bank in Switzerland – report

Schroder Income Growth Fund plc - Full Year Results

FNZ Raises US$650 Million from Existing Institutional Shareholders to Support Its Long-Term Business Plan

Executive Moves

Santander UK appoints HSBC's Gail Russell as head of everyday banking

Stonehage Fleming head of trading departs

Tideway nabs former SJP adviser for wealth management team

FE fundinfo hires Longrus to lead private markets expansion

PwC names Rob Banham and Warren Tucker as leads for TMT and technology

Rathbones Strengthens Group Executive Leadership for Next Phase

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Building the mortgage market of tomorrow

Banks: Regulation as a source of innovation?

FCA Approval Granted For Marylebone Partners To Join Brown Advisory

PS22/25 – Leverage Ratio: Changes to the retail deposits threshold for application of the requirement

Climate performance matters for bank credit in the euro area

Credit builder products: what you need to know

FinTech

Var Group announces business combination with 4IT SOLUTIONS

ECB’s digital Euro moves into build phase as Italian banks push for staggered rollout

Czech startup Flowpay launches in the Netherlands with €30 million backing to close Europe’s SME financing gap

AI and health: the healthcare system in the age of digital transformation – an encounter with Solène Vo Quang

Wealth management and the tokenised future

Lloyds Banking Group unveils UK’s first multi-feature AI-powered financial assistant

Alternative Investments

Saxo UK partners with Female Invest to mark 50 years of financial freedom for women

Reflation backdrop is positive for commercial real estate

Gateway to Europe: Setting up an alternative investment fund in Luxembourg

The asset management landscape: global insights and UK strengths

Pretium Real Estate Fund: Capital increase concludes with surprise

UK funds reached £10tn AUM in 2024

Investment Banking

Danske Vækstkapital IV kicks off: DKK 1.7 billion raised for investments in start-ups and growth companies

Crédit Agricole CIB Financial results for the third quarter and first nine months 2025

Mediobanca Annual General Meeting and Board of Directors’ Meeting

BBVA soars on the stock market and Sabadell plummets after the failed takeover bid.

Piraeus Bank Wins Three Euromoney Awards

Citigroup taps Barclays, Nordea executives to head Nordic investment banking

Comment, Analysis & Research

ABN AMRO helps clients improve their financial health

Do tariff cuts cut prices?

Strong majority of LGPS expect further pool consolidation, Schroders and Room151 survey reveals

U.S. Treasury Central Clearing Survey: U.S. Firms Have High Degree of Confidence in Readiness While Europe and Asia Lag; Regulatory Clarity is a Key Factor

BoE set to deliver rate cut for Christmas as unemployment rises and wage pressures ease

Generation Summit 2025 – what’s the secret to long-term success for family businesses?

Tax

One in eight business chiefs set to leave UK over tax burden

Wealth industry slams ‘reckless’ 20% ‘exit tax’ proposal

P1 Platform halves pension drawdown fee and lowers minimum charges

UK sees sharpest fall in millionaire numbers as tax reforms drive wealth abroad

‘Reckless and self-defeating’: Leading wealth manager slams possible exit tax

Eight in ten savers say tax uncertainty is hurting their financial planning

Retail Banking

Lloyds' use of staff bank data during pay talks 'concerning'

ABN AMRO to acquire NIBC Bank

Nationwide promises to keep ALL branches open until at least 2030 in boost to high streets

State Street to Extend Strategic Relationship with Intesa Sanpaolo

BBVA Switzerland launches an interactive experience to understand our investment behavior

Two dozen banks to shut in November

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

Integrating sustainability risks, a major challenge

Our Net Zero Transition Plan 2025

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, rich countries’ pitiful climate targets fall drastically short

ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund publishes 2024 Impact Report

Defending the grid – renewables on the frontline as nations invest to build energy security

Unlocking green growth: Why the UK is the smart bet for sustainable finance