Wealth and Asset Management

SJP claws back £85m after reviewing ongoing advice compensation

7IM works with fintech Tikker - supporting advice firms with operational resilience

PRA Regulatory Digest - July 2025

Praxis’ Private Wealth teams recognised in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025

HSBC Holdings plc Interim Results 2025

Citi Proud to Continue Supplying Services to UK Government

Executive Moves

M&G appoints Ambrose as chief transformation officer of life insurance business

Hargreaves Lansdown ends CFO search with TSB hire

Caledonian brings in BGF veteran to lead investments

People’s Partnership hires Aegon account director

JGA appoints new Senior Chartered Architect

Paras Anand exits Artemis

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

EU banks continue to meet their MREL requirements set by Resolution Authorities on the basis of the identified resolution strategies

FCA seeks improvement to digital loan processes

The Arbitration Act 2025: key developments for arbitrations in the UK

Chancellor pledges to unlock growth in Cornwall

H2O deputy CEO banned from industry and fined £1m for deceiving FCA

FCA acts over alleged £23 million unauthorised collective investment scheme

FinTech

The growing demand for the AI-empowered enterprise

AI in banking IT: St. Gallen research institute launches fintech cooperation

Capgemini: H1 2025 results

Advisers broaden tech horizons, new data shows

Access Bank UK to deploy wealth management tech from Profile Software

Apex Group launches new digital infrastructure

Alternative Investments

CPP Investments Sells Stakes in Birmingham Joint Ventures to Hammerson

AXA: Half Year 2025 Earnings

AXA announces the acquisition of Prima, the leading direct insurance player in Italy

Aberdeen reports £900m in outflows for H1

Just Group bought for £2.4bn by insurer

Permira and Warburg Pincus weigh £2.5bn sale of UK wealth manager Evelyn Partners

Investment Banking

Mediobanca Financial statements as at 30.06.2025 approved

Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2025: Czech Republic’s best bank for large corporates – Raiffeisenbank

Nordic Bank Leads Europe IPO Arrangers as Local Listings Boom

61 companies launch “Made for Germany” initiative to boost Germany’s future as a global economic powerhouse

UniCredit Named "Europe's Best Bank" and Honored with Multiple Achievements across Europe at the Euromoney Awards 2025

Awards for Excellence national winners 2025: Germany’s best bank for large corporates – HSBC

Comment, Analysis & Research

One-year state pension delay could cost early 50s workers almost £18k

‘Vivabalance’ employee wellbeing strategy launched

The top three forex challenges for UK fund managers — and how to overcome them

Roger Bootle Britain risks following France into a terrifying debt crisis

Boomers boosting savings pots for Gen-Xers and Millennials

Affordable housing identified as a priority asset class for DC pension investors

Tax

Pension tax overpayments continue to be a scourge despite HMRC efforts

Wealth tax should be considered by Treasury, former Labour minister suggests

Luxembourg Government proposes reform of carried interest tax regime

Tax incentives for Family offices - Amendment of article 71H of the Income Tax Code

Spain, Guernsey Added to UK’s Minimum Tax Jurisdiction List

HMRC Announces Initiatives To Modernize Tax Administration

Retail Banking

NatWest to deliver buy-to-let mortgages on Landbay

9 in 10 high-performing businesses rely on data to drive decisions, NatWest report finds

NatWest teams up with AWS and Accenture to modernise banking services

Cembra Posts Double-Digit Half-Year Profit Growth

Reimagining the future: how AI is transforming Lloyds Banking Group

Santander, world’s best retail bank, according to Euromoney

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

The rise of ESG-linked incentives in European banking

Stronger growth and new product developments at radicant

Mirova and Natixis Investment Managers commit to funding the Paris Climate School at Sciences Po with €500,000 over four years

Quilter Cheviot renames Climate Assets Funds as it secures SDR label

Sustainability adapts to policy pressures and opportunity

Banks’ role in the sustainability transition