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Investment trusts find a new younger generation of fans

Investment trusts pool investors’ money in a similar way to an investment fund, but are themselves listed companies with shares trading on the stock market.

Fairway Group Enhances Client Onboarding Through Vaiie Strategic Partnership

Vaiie has worked closely with Fairway to implement its purpose-built SaaS onboarding platform across the Group’s Jersey office, with a roadmap for future international rollout.

Should you consolidate your pensions?

Pension consolidation means bringing multiple pension pots together into one plan.

Why’s everybody suddenly buying Aviva shares?

It captured an impressive 28.75% of buys on the platform, one of the biggest leading margins I’ve seen.

Europe’s crypto stress test starts with access and portability

Vugar Usi Zade argues that European asset managers should treat crypto platform risk as a service-resilience issue alongside market risk.

London leads European investment despite wider UK decline

This marked London as the leading region for investment for the third successive year.

Standard Life launches Sharia pension strategy

The retirement solutions provider has partnered with HSBC Asset Management and Franklin Templeton

Swiss Life achieves top-line growth in the first quarter of 2026 with fee income up 6% and premiums up 5%

Growth was supported by higher contributions from Asset Managers, owned IFAs, as well as own and third-party products and services.

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL provides £11.25m growth finance package for waste management group

£11.25 million growth finance package for McCarthy Marland Limited

UK house prices edge lower with London the clear weak spot

Even with only modest monthly moves, London is clearly bearing the brunt of tighter borrowing conditions, with buyers far more sensitive to mortgage costs than in cheaper regions.

L&G’s Lifetime Advantage Funds hits £25bn and surpasses 10% private markets allocation

The milestones demonstrate continued momentum in the growth of both LAF and PMAF, underscoring strong client demand for L&G’s innovative investment solutions.

Market‑leading institutional fund platform Gordian Capital, part of IQ-EQ, secures DFSA approval to establish presence at DIFC

This licence will serve experienced investment professionals who require institutional, regulated, physical and operational fund infrastructure, with the Gordian team handling the business and operational management of each fund, freeing clients to concen

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Investment trusts find a new younger generation of fans

Fairway Group Enhances Client Onboarding Through Vaiie Strategic Partnership

Should you consolidate your pensions?

Why’s everybody suddenly buying Aviva shares?

Europe’s crypto stress test starts with access and portability

London leads European investment despite wider UK decline

Standard Life launches Sharia pension strategy

Swiss Life achieves top-line growth in the first quarter of 2026 with fee income up 6% and premiums up 5%

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL provides £11.25m growth finance package for waste management group

UK house prices edge lower with London the clear weak spot

L&G’s Lifetime Advantage Funds hits £25bn and surpasses 10% private markets allocation

Market‑leading institutional fund platform Gordian Capital, part of IQ-EQ, secures DFSA approval to establish presence at DIFC

The Fund Foundry Launches to Back First-Time and Emerging Fund Managers from Guernsey

CBRE Investment Management Launches Single Family Housing Strategy in Partnership with Moda Living

CISI launches new women in finance initiative

Cyprus hosts key European banking federation meetings

M&G backs Bulgaria’s largest airport with €70 million to enhance connectivity and economic growth

Assessing cross-border integration of equity markets in the euro area: evidence from a gravity model

Funds Europe Awards 2026

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