The UK is poised to become one of the world’s next generation of fintech leaders, with its national approach to digital finance and AI potentially supporting further advances in financial inclusion, according to the 2026 Global Financial Inclusion Index from Principal Financial Group and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).
Universal Investment has announced the acquisition of Cadarn Capital, a fund distribution and investor relations firm headquartered in London with a branch in Denmark.
Elston Consulting has unveiled its Elston Commonwealth Index family: a suite of equity indices to evaluate the performance of publicly listed equities of Commonwealth countries.
The surge in private credit redemption requests is making headlines, creating a cloud of doubt around the asset class. However, in this article, Caroline Baker, US Managing Director at Vistra Fund Solutions, explains the withdrawal drivers and why the private credit redemptions issue isn’t as dire as it seems.
Vistra Fund Solutions has announced a significant expansion of its fund administration capabilities on the Yardi platform, adding real estate debt fund administration, automated data ingestion from third-party property managers and enhanced operational reporting capabilities for real estate fund managers.
Marex Group has announced the launch of Institutional Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) indices on digital assets, with the introduction of its Marex Crypto Volatility Carry Indices.
HFR writes that both new hedge fund launches and liquidations fell sharply through mid-year as investors positioned for powerful trends of sharply increased interest rates, growing tensions involving AI acceleration, and continued geopolitical risks impacting energy markets and global supply chains.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has announced the European launch of its Alternatives Investing Center, an education platform designed to support financial advisers as access to alternative investments continues to expand across the European wealth market.
HFR writes that hedge funds posted mixed performance in September as strength in Macro and CTA strategies were offset by weakness across other strategies as interest rates experienced an unprecedented spike while global bond markets came under pressure for the second consecutive month.
The Investment Association (IA) has today published its full annual Investment Management Survey, with new findings showing that members managed GBP4.4 trillion in UK institutional client assets, including pension funds, globally at the end of 2025.
