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Healthy life expectancy fall prompts later life income concerns

While life expectancy saw a small increase, healthy life expectancy at birth for men and women fell to its lowest level since the ONS started collecting data on healthy life expectancy in 2011-13.

European Fund Distribution in 2026: A Quiet Revolution

While the waters surrounding European fund distribution may appear calm, they are far from empty. Here, we explore what lies beneath and how this may drive potential changes ahead.

Christine Lagarde will advance her departure from the ECB. First reactions from the management companies

Lagarde may leave before 2027, opening the race to lead the ECB.

UK businesses see home market as best place to start, scale and grow

While economic uncertainty remains the greatest challenge businesses are facing, confidence in the UK is resilient.

Coutts’ Prime Property Index Highlights Exceptional Value in Central London

Prime London buyers gain rare value opportunities, with prices 10.3% below peak and widespread discounts driving a highly negotiable market.

AJ Bell Custody Solutions automates intelliflo valuations via FINIO

This integration gives firms the consistency they expect and removes another part of the manual workload that can slow down client data administration.

A new chapter opens with the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild

The stars aligned today and everything ran like clockwork!

Three converging forces reshaping wealth: clients, tech, rules

Broader and more durable access is likely, but ‘democratisation’ will be gradual and tiered rather than fully universal.

Canada Life UK sees total sales growth up 17% to £5.2bn in 2025

In retirement, individual annuities delivered 17% growth, with customers and advisers “increasingly incorporate annuities into wealth planning strategies”.

Property ‘chain reactions’ add over £2k to moving costs on average

These dependencies leave a lasting impact on movers, with many changing their tactics for future purchases.

New Aviva research reveals one in three Brits ‘don’t know enough’ about investing

A further 11% believe you need a lot of money to start investing in the first place and 47% said they don’t have any spare money to invest.

Enforcement: Is Finma Targeting Smaller Banks?

More cases, little transparency: Financial-center insiders report increased Finma enforcement against private banks, while the regulator declines to disclose the number of ongoing proceedings.

Decisions loom for the Fed after inflation undershoots expectations

This is all leaving a cloudy picture for monetary policy setters.

Private market strategies seek core portfolio status

The morning in-flight conversations are far from perfunctory.

Edmond de Rothschild sailing team launches ‘flying trimaran’ after secretive two-year build

Edmond de Rothschild has unveiled Gitana 18, a radical new 32-metre trimaran that signals the next chapter in the group’s long-standing maritime legacy

Norway rates update: Rate cuts are off the table

Inflation is too high and trending up. The central bank can no longer afford to support the economy with further rate cuts. Looking ahead, a rate hike is just as likely as a rate cut.

Global financial services CEOs upbeat on revenue, profitability and productivity growth in 2026, as ROI in AI exceeds expectations

Despite ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, nine in 10 CEO respondents expect revenue, profitability and productivity growth in 2026.

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