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Platforum: Bespoke deals shape adviser platform pricing

Some bespoke deals are priced at less than half of standard rates, as platforms compete to attract new assets in an increasingly competitive market.

Aviva plc In Focus and Q3 2025 Trading Update

Announcing upgraded cost synergies and quantifying capital synergies from Direct Line acquisition

Keep Britain Working: managing employees on long-term sick leave

With over one in five working-age people out of work and projections suggesting another 600,000 could fall into this category by 2030, the implications of employees on long-term sick leave for businesses are significant.

Landsec raises guidance but leaves a complicated picture

“The NAV is impacted by some one-off issues, but the results still feel underwhelming when compared to the 1.7% NAV increase recorded in the prior financial year.

How ManCos solve the cross-border structuring challenge

Third-party management companies (“ManCos”) provide the infrastructure, expertise, and governance that transform complexity into a manageable process.

Calastone integrates tokenised fund distribution with Polygon network

Calastone’s system now tokenises fund share classes while preserving existing administrative workflows, aiming to cut settlement times and reduce operational overheads for asset managers.

Saxo UK partners with Female Invest to mark 50 years of financial freedom for women

Striking new installation commemorates half a century since women could open bank accounts in their own name but highlights unfinished business of financial equality

Reflation backdrop is positive for commercial real estate

Seth Laughlin, head of real estate strategy & research at Cohen & Steers, outlines key data points spotted in US market

Gateway to Europe: Setting up an alternative investment fund in Luxembourg

Our expert panel will share practical insights on setting up and scaling a fund in Luxembourg – Europe’s leading hub for fund distribution and cross-border structuring.

SSE doubles down on investment intentions with £2bn equity raise

The market had begun to wonder whether SSE might raise capital to fund its strong future growth prospects, and this uncertainty had weighed on the shares in recent months.

Whispers of recession return for UK as September's GDP falls 0.1%

This paints a picture of an economy that started 2025 strongly but is now badly losing steam just as the Chancellor prepares for a pivotal Autumn Budget.

DWS and Nippon Life India Asset Management seek strategic cooperation in alternatives, passives, and global distribution

The two companies announced today that they have signed a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Aviva targets more cost savings following Direct Line acquisition

The news was revealed in its third quarter results, published today (13 November), which showed strong performance across the group.

The asset management landscape: global insights and UK strengths

This report provides a data-driven assessment of that role, providing a detailed account of the sector’s performance, structure and evolving client base in the UK and globally.

Pretium Real Estate Fund: Capital increase concludes with surprise

The Pretium Real Estate Fund has successfully completed its first capital increase – and with great success.

UK funds reached £10tn AUM in 2024

The report, ‘The asset management landscape: global insights and UK strengths’, offers a data-driven assessment of the sector’s performance, structure, and evolving client base in the UK and globally.

JTC set to be acquired by private equity firm in £2.7 billion deal

The Acquisition enterprise value implies a multiple of approximately 26.2 times JTC’s pre-IFRS 16 adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ended 30 June 2025 of £100 million.

Great-West Lifeco merges European subsidiaries to create £135bn UK asset manager

Canada Life AM, Setanta AM and Irish Life Investment Managers combine to form Keyridge Asset Management

Culture, connectivity and compliance: The pillars of Ireland’s fund success

Gateway Fund Services, the independent management company headquartered in Ireland, stresses the domicile advantages

Lloyds the landlord: how the bank quietly became a big rental property player

Bank has a £2bn rental property portfolio via its Lloyds Living arm, amassing 7,000 properties so far with plans to add 43,000 more by 2030

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