Wealth and Asset Management

Standard Chartered has launched ‘Invest Like Champions’ Campaign with Liverpool FC

PIMFA appoints Morningstar as new Sole Index Series’ Provider

Johnston Carmichael Wealth rebrands to Partners Wealth Management brand following successful integration

Amundi: 2025 4th Quarter and Annual results

Belfast-based wealth advisory firm to open new Dublin hub to support cross-border needs of clients

Intesa Sanpaolo’s 2026–2029 Business Plan: scaling a proven model

Executive Moves

Marsh appoints Lisa Quest as UK CEO

McDermott bolsters its Banking & Finance practice with addition of Oliver Sutter in Frankfurt

Jonathan Dale Joins Evercore as Senior Managing Director in the Consumer Group

Skybound Wealth appoints Taylor Condon as Country Manager for Spain

Appointment of Victoria Buhler as the Prime Minister’s Deputy Adviser on Business, Investment, and Trade and Hannah Bronwin as the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Energy and NetZero

Secretary-General Appoints Robert van der Zee of Netherlands Representative for United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund Asset Investments

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Private equity must be wary of regulators amid wealth deal spree

Major UK pension change 2026 includes new '£1,000 rule'

​EBA launches consultation on amendments to Guidelines on the systemic risk buffer

BCL Sanctions Round-Up: Key UK and Global Developments

French fund manager blasts EU regulators

Government response to Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s (PHSO) Investigation into Women’s State Pension age communications and associated issues

FinTech

Parties sign MoU to accelerate the rollout of sovereign, Pan-European payment solutions

WealthArc accelerates global expansion as demand grows for next-generation data infrastructure

BDO Switzerland is pooling its digital expertise under the name BDO Digital

Bain & Company acquires JJC FinTech to enhance CLM, KYC, and AML offerings for financial services clients

Advice firms’ lack of focus on cybersecurity is ‘worrying’

Finance Hiring Climbs 13% as Technology and Fintech Drive Growth Across UK

Alternative Investments

Intesa Sanpaolo’s 2025 full-year earnings: record Net income of €9.3 billion

Communication through buy-out process a critical enabler of a smooth transition – new DB member research

EIF and Aegon AM expand support for high-growth companies to make available more than €400 million for SMEs and small mid-caps in the Netherlands

Janus Henderson launches ninth active UCITS ETF

Ascot Lloyd completes acquisition of Aberdeen Financial Planning

Successful launch of open-ended private equity fund focused on secondaries: over €150 million committed during launch period

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

Schroders joins UK business delegation to China

Talking ’bout next generation − speech by Sarah Breeden

From quill to quantum: Why letters still matter in the age of AI

Ortec Finance Continues Strong Client Satisfaction Scores in 2025 Survey

Realpolitik, turbulence and opportunity

Van Lanschot Kempen secures fiduciary management mandate for Holcim Group pension plans

Tax

Nearly 45,000 UK properties worth £190bn lack ownership data

How to maximise your allowances before the end of the UK tax year

HMRC refunds £46m in tax overpayments to pensioners in Q4 2025

Lords warn current pension IHT rules risk chaos for executors

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

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

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

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

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