Institutional Investment & Trading

Houlihan Lokey expands digital assets expertise with new FinTech MD

Houlihan Lokey expands digital assets expertise with new FinTech MD

Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank, has strengthened its FinTech advisory capabilities with the appointment of Chris McMillan as a managing director focused on...
Snappy Kraken unveils Snappy AI for financial advisors

Snappy Kraken unveils Snappy AI for financial advisors

Snappy Kraken, a marketing technology firm serving the financial services sector, has introduced Snappy AI. The tool acts as an AI marketing operations coworker...
Private markets: The next frontier of democratisation?

Private markets: The next frontier of democratisation?

WealthTech has helped provide greater access to the world of investing, enabling retail investors to build their own portfolios. However, now the public market...
&Partners picks Wealth.com for estate planning rollout

&Partners picks Wealth.com for estate planning rollout

&Partners, an advisor-owned wealth management firm built for advisors seeking greater ownership, flexibility and community, has named Wealth.com, an AI-powered estate and tax planning...
Veridue nabs $4m to speed up energy M&A dealmaking

Veridue nabs $4m to speed up energy M&A dealmaking

Veridue, an AI-native due diligence and M&A platform built to speed up investment and project financing across energy infrastructure, has come out of stealth...
WealthAi launches AI platform for independent advisers

WealthAi launches AI platform for independent advisers

WealthAi, the AI operating system for wealth management, has expanded its platform with the launch of WealthAi for Advisors, a new offering aimed at...
nCino boosts buyback as AI banking strategy gains ground

nCino boosts buyback as AI banking strategy gains ground

nCino has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in total revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, while expanding its share repurchase programme by...
BitGo acquires NYDIG's institutional trading arm

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading arm

BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company offering custody, trading, staking, financing and settlement services from regulated cold storage, has entered into a definitive agreement...
Itoflow bags $2.5m to bring AI to portfolio management

Itoflow bags $2.5m to bring AI to portfolio management

Itoflow, the London-based AI platform helping professional investment teams scale portfolio research and management, has secured $2.5m in pre-seed funding. The round was led by...
Xceptor expands SaaS to Switzerland and Japan

Xceptor expands SaaS to Switzerland and Japan

Xceptor, a specialist in data automation technology for capital markets firms, has extended its software-as-a-service offering into Switzerland and Japan. The expansion brings sovereign-grade SaaS...

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EXANTE warns markets are mispricing the AI gold rush

EXANTE warns markets are mispricing the AI gold rush

EXANTE’s new report argues AI’s real costs lie in power, minerals and water. Read the full analysis here today.
Sovereign AI vs shared intelligence: AML’s new dilemma

Sovereign AI vs shared intelligence: AML’s new dilemma

The choice of AI in financial crime compliance is no longer just about which model performs best. According to Napier AI, financial institutions are...
Prometeia warns Italian industry faces Q4 stagnation

Prometeia warns Italian industry faces Q4 stagnation

Italian industry is sending conflicting signals, with manufacturing orders climbing to their strongest level in more than two years even as actual output slips...
Impersonation fraud puts UK retirement pots at risk

Impersonation fraud puts UK retirement pots at risk

It takes decades to build a pension, but only a single instruction to lose it. According to identity verification firm Identomat, the threat to...
Fruga raises £1m to cut the cost of insurance renewals

Fruga raises £1m to cut the cost of insurance renewals

Fruga, a Manchester-based InsurTech using open banking to reward policyholders, has secured £1m in funding to expand its platform and help consumers bring down...

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