Wealth Management

Aviva's UK and Ireland general insurance chief executive Jason Storah (C) Aviva Aviva's UK and Ireland General Insurance chief executive Jason Storah has revealed the insurer wants to "ramp up" its specialty personal lines provision by leveraging newly integrated Direct Line.

JPMorgan American Investment Trust (JAM) has increased its exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) related businesses and added SpaceX, having missed out on the returns this year. The £2.2bn portfolio run by Graham Spence, Jack Caffrey and Felise Agranoff, trimmed the number of shares in Micr

A small Scottish finance firm is taking on industry heavyweights after being nominated for five awards at a prestigious event Channel Finance Group, led by Michael Savage, was shortlisted for five awards at the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), competing against industry gi

Canaccord Wealth has snapped up the front office teams and client assets of Midlands-based EFG Harris Allday. EFG Harris Allday, a UK based wealth management business, operates as a subsidiary of EFG Private Bank, part of EFG International, which manages £3.1bn of clients assets operating acro

Standard Life has completed the transition of the Scottish Leather Group pension arrangement, with its members joining the firm's contract based group flexible retirement plan. Scottish Leather Group is a manufacturer of sustainable leather solutions, supplying a range of global industries including

Foresight Solar Fund has announced plans to upgrade nine solar and battery storage assets, which could add up to £2.5million in revenue each year and strengthen investors' dividend cover. It is undertaking to update nine of UK solar plants and utility battery energy storage systems (BESS), spa

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund (AAIF) has enjoyed a strong start to 2026 delivering a 28% total return on net asset value (NAV) in the six months to the end of June and producing a 30.9% total return on its share price. The fund's NAV is ahead of the 25.7% return from the MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan I

JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon has warned Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks. The Wall Street executive urged the UK Government to re-consider its plans to increase taxes on banks ahead of a major pre-Budget lobbying campaign

Aberdeen Investments has announced the acquisition of six modern residential properties in central Tokyo in partnership with Weave Living. The asset manager teamed up with the Asia-Pacific rental accommodation provider to expand its Japanese real estate footprint betting on the country's digital nom

SSE has "expanded its global financing strategy" by entering the Australian bond market for the first time, selling (£520m) of Green "Kangaroo" Bonds. Australian-dollar Kangaroo Bonds are issued in Australian markets by overseas firms and today’s was in two tranches: A$600m 5-year green

Baillie Gifford has highlighted a growing structural shift across global capital markets, noting that the world's most innovative technology companies are staying private for longer to capture the bulk of their value growth before listing. Lucie Majstrova, an investment specialist in Baillie Gifford

Quilter Investors has overhauled its flagship multi-asset Cirilium range after the majority of its active funds were red flagged because of underperformance over the last five years. In its latest Assessment of Value (AoV) report, all share classes across four of its five actively managed funds, Cir

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to reform its listing rules "exposed" by activist investor Saba Capital. The AIC proposed that when a substantial shareholder seeks to take control of the management contract of an investment trust, thi

Aviva has beaten market expectations as its integration of Direct Line and general insurance division drove its operating profits for the first half of 2026 by 24%. Chief executive Dame Amanda Blanc's £3.7 billion bet on taking over motor insurer Direct Line has paid off, helped by the number

  Baillie Gifford's investment trusts could see their stakes in artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic more than double if it reaches its $2 trillion market valuation.