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Allspring and Pictet join CityHive’s ACT list

Total number of firms in the list reaches 42

Quilter Financial Planning welcomes SRB Financial Planning as a new strategic partner firm

The family‑run firm has three advisers supported by a six-person team across paraplanning and client services, delivering holistic financial planning to individuals and business owners.

Brooks Macdonald: Fourth Quarter FUMA Update

Strategy delivers improvement in net flows of more than £600m in FY26 vs FY2

Two Guernsey trust professionals recognised as Crown Dependencies ‘NextGen Leaders’

The eprivateclient Crown Dependencies NextGen Leaders list celebrates standout young professionals helping to shape the future of the private client industry.

MSCI and UBS announce strategic partnership to bring greater transparency to private markets

Companies are leveraging respective capabilities and expertise to further expand MSCI’s AI-powered platform integrating tools, data and analytics across private markets and alternative asset classes.

Banca Generali highlights wealth management growth. Italian private bank positions for long-term fee income

The bank operates within the wider Generali insurance group, giving it access to a large customer base and cross-selling opportunities in savings and protection products.

DWS considers rebranding as Deutsche Asset Management

The rebrand is also designed to capitalise on the global brand recognition of its parent company at a time when the institutional asset management market is facing increased competition and consolidation.

BlackRock Aladdin Expands Preqin Benchmarks and Indices, Advancing Transparency in Private Markets With Common Performance Measurement Standard

By combining these within a single integrated solution and making the data available across the broader Aladdin ecosystem, investors gain a more accurate and comprehensive view of performance across the investment lifecycle.

Majority still favour passing on wealth despite inheritance disputes

Many have also seen more serious disagreements escalate into formal legal disputes.

Women and wealth: A growing frontier

But for many women there are still significant barriers to growing their wealth and gaining financial security.

Quilter plc focuses on wealth management growth. Long-term positioning remains key for investors

Quilter plc operates an integrated business model built around financial advice, investment platforms, and managed portfolio solutions.

Julius Baer publishes Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2026

The report highlights the growing importance of currency and mobility in a fragmented global economy.

Quatuor, a new player in wealth advisory in France

The project is backed by a uniquely combined set of profiles: investment professionals from financial markets, asset management and private equity, joining forces with experts in wealth advisory.

Intesa Sanpaolo opens advisory service in CEE

The new model is already operating in Hungary and Slovakia and will be extended across the region as well as Egypt.

Praxis private wealth specialist Alex Smedley shortlisted in eprivateclient Crown Dependencies NextGen Leaders list

The accolade recognises rising stars working across the private client advisory professions in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

Fairstone launches Aberdeen hub after double acquisition

The wealth manager has bought independent financial advice firms City Gate Aberdeen and Albyn Associates, both based in Aberdeen.

A successful credit long/short strategy: the UBP-Brigade partnership

Brigade’s extensive expertise in corporate credit and structured credit made it a natural fit to design and manage this capability.

Schroders Wealth Management responds to growing UHNW complexity with new Global Wealth Advisory service

The service complements Schroders Wealth Management’s existing investment management, wealth planning and family office capabilities.

Crestbridge Fiduciary achieves triple win at Jersey Compliance Awards

In addition, judges pointed to Claudia as a team member who has “established credibility and demonstrated meaningful impact” as well as her “learning agility and initiative in the face of operational challenges”.

ING accelerates growth in Private Banking with strategic investment in leading Spanish wealth manager Singular Bank

Both parties will work on further commercial cooperation in already identified, tangible opportunities for growth in client base and assets under management, access to new business prospects, and strategic insights.

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