Investment Management stories
Firenze raises GBP £6 million to expand Lombard lending
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Firenze lands GBP £6 million to scale portfolio-backed credit platform as wealth managers and banks chase faster access to client liquidity.
Pluxee UK launches financial wellbeing hub with Attivo
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productivity
Pluxee UK and Attivo unveil a life-stage financial wellbeing service for employees, as firms seek to ease money worries linked to lost productivity.
UK finance chiefs prioritise AI accuracy over speed
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UK finance chiefs say AI adoption will hinge on traceable outputs and human oversight, as Bloomberg survey shows trust beats speed in regulated markets.
Linedata deepens Broadridge NYFIX tie-up for T+1 shift
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Linedata widens Broadridge NYFIX access for asset managers as UK, European and APAC firms brace for faster settlement and tighter post-trade controls.
ControlUp tops USD $100 million ARR & becomes unicorn
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ControlUp crosses USD $100 million ARR as enterprise demand, channel growth and AI-driven endpoint management push the London firm into unicorn territory.
WealthArc launches AI agent to structure portfolio data
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WealthArc unveils AI Agent to turn messy custodian records into structured portfolio data for wealth managers, backed by human review.
WealthAi names Pratim Das as Chief Technology Officer
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digital transformation
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fintech
WealthAi hires ex-Microsoft and Amazon executive Pratim Das as Chief Technology Officer and names Harry Kyprianou Head of Product.
Gresham renames S&P Global EDM platform as Opus EDM
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Gresham renames acquired enterprise data platform Opus EDM, keeping it separate from Prime EDM and planning AI features for 2026.
Beechbrook backs Allegro film finance with GBP £2m
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Beechbrook Capital has added GBP £2m in working capital to Allegro Finance, boosting the lender's film and television production finance platform.
BlackRock tops APAC fund brand ranking for fifth year
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BlackRock has retained the top APAC fund brand spot for a fifth year as JPMorgan, PIMCO and Blackstone jostle in Broadridge's latest ranking.
FNZ launches premium Select service for wealth clients
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cx
FNZ launches premium Select service for wealth clients, giving top-tier firms priority product input, AI tools and faster platform support.
FE fundinfo flags five shifts in asset manager compliance
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risk & compliance
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FE fundinfo says UK and EU disclosure reforms, AIFMD II and AI oversight will reshape compliance for asset managers in 2026.
Bain, Cambridge Judge launch women's finance forum
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Bain and Cambridge Judge team up for a confidential forum of more than 50 women finance chiefs, tackling AI, geopolitics and leadership strategy.
LGT Wealth Management UK picks Addepar for client data
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LGT Wealth Management UK taps Addepar to upgrade client reporting and portfolio data for advisers handling more complex, cross-border assets.
Allegro & Elliott launch USD $500m screen credit fund
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intellectual property
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financial institutions
Allegro and Elliott-backed venture opens USD $500 million non-bank lending line for film and television projects.
Eunice raises USD $8 million for regulated market AI
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crypto
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rpa
London startup Eunice raises USD $8 million to build AI-powered due diligence tools for regulated digital asset and private markets.
Persistent appoints Hari Abhyankar to lead private equity
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.
Alchelyst merger creates unified private markets platform
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Alchelyst merges with Lyra Client Solutions to form a unified tech-enabled private markets servicing platform led by founder Joan Kehoe.
Legado nears 500,000 users as fintech digitises paperwork
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document management
Edinburgh fintech Legado nears 500,000 users as financial firms pour into digital document controls under rising regulatory scrutiny.
Manulife picks Akka to power enterprise agentic AI
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it automation
Manulife taps Akka's runtime to harden and scale its beta enterprise agentic AI platform for regulated, business-critical workloads.