Wealth and Asset Management

Rothschild & Co’s Swiss Wealth Management business wins two WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2026 for best HNW Team and UHNW Team for International Clients

Schroders and Apollo to deliver next generation investment solutions in ambitious multi-channel partnership

NatWest Group announces the acquisition of Evelyn Partners and a £750m share buyback

Coutts welcomes Evelyn Partners

Permira and Warburg Pincus agree to sell Evelyn Partners to NatWest

Söderberg & Partners expands into UK family office and HNW space with significant investment in Artorius Wealth Management

Executive Moves

Lloyds Banking Group names London ambassador

Integritas Wealth Partners announces three new appointments

Dan Marsh appointed CEO at Octopus Money

Close Brothers Property Finance appoints Shon Pallickaleth as business development director

LGT Private Bank onboards new managing directors

L&G appoints Lucy Blanchard-Burton as Head of Mastertrust and IGC

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

ECB keeps rates unchanged

ECB in comfortable ‘wait and see’ position as it holds rates again

Monetary policy decisions

Salary sacrifice shake-up could hit millions more workers, OBR warns

Nexus fails with FSCS following FCA action

UK firms pitch future technologies in first ever defence 'Dragons' Den' event

FinTech

Broadridge to Acquire CQG, Expanding Global Futures and Options Trading Capabilities

BBVA Joins Banking Consortium to Issue European Stablecoin

Wealth manager Sidekick gets richer with £8m injection

Pictet funds hit as software selloff deepens

Encouraging innovation, managing risks: the ECB's approach to digital transformation

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

Alternative Investments

Schroders Solutions awarded significant OCIO mandate for E.ON’s UK pension scheme

Degussa achieves record results in 2025 and, as a leading precious metals trader, comments on current price volatility.

BlackRock brings Preqin into Aladdin private markets

France slides down EU per-capita wealth list

Apex Advisory & Capital Raising Wins New Client Mandate with Investment Firm APEX

The future is private

Investment Banking

BBVA CIB Posts A Record 2025: €6,558 Million In Revenues

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

Comment, Analysis & Research

From legacy to liquidity: valuations and Intergenerational contracts for family offices

International collaboration crucial in guiding and advising ultra-high-net-worth families

The world today – remarks by Andrew Bailey

Definitive investment doctrine needed for ‘hard power’ portfolios

HSBC plans to implement performance-based bonus cuts – report

Why wealthy families are migrating – and why Dubai has become the leading destination

Tax

IHT investigations grow, recovering an extra £246m

Offshore bonds see resurgence in interest from advisers ahead of tax changes

More families setting up trusts to avoid inheritance 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

Retail Banking

Santander to cut costs further as profits rise despite another motor finance hit

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

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