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Luxembourg financial centre records strong growth across sectors in 2025

The growth has been broad-based, spanning both UCITS and alternative investment funds, with alternatives now accounting for 35% of total assets.

EIB Group powers up flagship investment instruments to boost Europe’s tech leadership and defence capabilities

The significant expansion of the successful European Tech Champions Initiative (ETCI) will crowd in institutional investors, in addition to public resources from Member States.

Aberdeen launches trust service as complexity grows for advisers

The Trust Service has been developed to help advisers use trusts more effectively within client planning, offering specialist support across the full trust lifecycle.

Beat Thoma of Fisch AM warns of a liquidity gap in the financial markets.

Beat Thoma, CIO of Fisch Asset Management, believes the Iran conflict will likely continue to occupy global markets for some time, but is not the primary driver.

Aegon AM launches new asset-backed securities fund

Aegon AAA ABS is managed by the Aegon Investment Management team

Secondaries surge as private markets turn selective, Cammi shows

Almost half of managers expect allocations to secondaries and fund-of-funds strategies to increase over the next 12 months, showing strong demand for liquidity solutions as exit timelines remain uneven.

January house price data lags reality as higher rates hit affordability

The headline figures therefore provide a backward‑looking snapshot of a market that has already shifted materially.

PRA Group and StepChange Unite Stakeholders in UK Parliament to Strengthen Financial Inclusion

Cross‑sector dialogue highlights practical ways to support people in financial difficulty

Majority of LPs eye public-private credit integration within five years

The findings are based on a survey of 135 senior investment professionals across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Germany eyes boost in pension investment via global equities

The second-pillar reform lays the groundwork for broader adoption of defined contribution (DC) plans and higher-yield occupational pensions among low earners.

Fundment tops Defaqto platform service rankings

Fundment ranked first overall, followed by Quilter and Parmenion, with Transact and Wealthtime completing the top five.

Zug-based cleantech startup targets real estate funds

The Zug-based cleantech startup Enshift aims to help property owners achieve precisely this while simultaneously assuming the financing and implementation risks.

Aveni selected by Quilter to support deployment of AI powered support across adviser network

The tool also helps capture key information from face-to-face and online meetings

Hyde Group and L&G launch partnership to deliver more affordable homes

New joint venture combines pension money in L&G’s annuity portfolio and affordable housing expertise with Hyde’s national housing platform, to develop, manage and service affordable homes at scale

The most consistent UK funds over the past decade

Despite the rapidly shifting landscape, a select group of funds still managed to outperform the FTSE All Share for most of the decade.

Luxembourg tops Europe in sustainable fund assets, report shows

The report pointed to growth across both public and private sustainable fund markets in the country.

Hines Scales UK Mid-Box Strategy off a €5 Billion European Industrial Platform

Fully leased to established logistics, freight forwarders, and e‑commerce occupiers, the assets add to HEPP’s UK mid‑box portfolio.

Aviva Investors reaches practical completion of Old Granada Studios in Manchester

Old Granada Studios is one of the centrepieces of Enterprise City.

2025 was bad year for active equity managers in the UK market, report finds

The report found that U.K. market returns in 2025 were highly skewed in both the Large-/Mid-Cap Equity and Small-Cap Equity categories.

Plannr launches new mobile app for advisers and clients

The launch of the app is a direct extension of the current Plannr platform.

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