Retail Investing & Trading

Nest Pensions reveals UK pension investment gap

Nest Pensions reveals UK pension investment gap

Nest Pensions, the UK’s largest workplace pension scheme, has unveiled new research highlighting widespread confusion among savers about where their pension money is invested. The...
Avantos secures $25m Series A to scale AI platform

Avantos secures $25m Series A to scale AI platform

Avantos, an AI-native operating system designed to transform how financial institutions onboard and service clients, has raised $25m in a Series A funding round. The...
Jump secures $80m Series B to scale AI for advisors

Jump secures $80m Series B to scale AI for advisors

Jump, an artificial intelligence platform for financial advisors, has raised $80m in a Series B round to accelerate the development of its AI-native operating...
Why UAE group pensions are a time-limited opportunity

Why UAE group pensions are a time-limited opportunity

The UAE group pensions market has moved from concept to live competition at remarkable speed. Following reforms to the end of service gratuity system,...
Monark secures $8.1m to expand retail private access

Monark secures $8.1m to expand retail private access

Monark Markets, a New York-based FinTech building infrastructure that connects brokerage firms and wealth platforms to private markets, has raised $8.1m in a strategic...
Retail investors show growing discipline and diversification

Retail investors show growing discipline and diversification

eToro, a global trading and investing platform, has reported that retail investors are demonstrating greater discipline, diversification and macroeconomic awareness, marking a significant shift...
Aviva Investors partners with Ripple on tokenisation

Aviva Investors partners with Ripple on tokenisation

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has partnered with financial technology company Ripple to explore the tokenisation of traditional fund structures...
Bound raises $24.5m Series A to automate FX hedging

Bound raises $24.5m Series A to automate FX hedging

Bound, an automated FX risk management platform, has raised $24.5m in a Series A funding round to help businesses protect against increasing currency volatility...
eToro and Amundi launch equity portfolio focused on megatrends

eToro and Amundi launch equity portfolio focused on megatrends

eToro, a global trading and investing platform, has partnered with Amundi, Europe’s leading asset manager, to launch a new strategic equity portfolio designed to...

Robinhood UK launches commission-free stocks & shares ISA

Robinhood UK, the UK arm of the US-based trading platform, has launched a new stocks & shares ISA, extending its low-cost and app-based investing...

News Stories

Why strong pricing models fail before they reach market

A technically brilliant pricing model can still destroy value if it stalls on the way to production, according to InsurTech pricing specialist Akur8. In a...

Why T+1 settlement is a wake-up call for UK AIFM AML teams

The UK's shift to T+1 settlement on 11 October 2027 will see in-scope securities trades settle one business day after the trade date instead...
SquareTrade reshapes European strategy with licensed insurer

SquareTrade reshapes European strategy with licensed insurer

SquareTrade Europe, the European arm of Allstate-owned device protection provider SquareTrade, has launched a licensed insurance entity in Brussels, bringing underwriting capabilities in-house as...
The counterintuitive fix for underperforming AI agents

The counterintuitive fix for underperforming AI agents

Artificial intelligence is rapidly embedding itself in professional services, with tax due diligence firms deploying AI agents to automate research, analyse vast datasets, draft...
Bamboo Insurance unveils Essential homeowners cover

Bamboo Insurance unveils Essential homeowners cover

Bamboo Insurance, a technology-enabled managing general underwriter specialising in homeowners' coverage, has rolled out its new Essential homeowners programme, an HO2 product aimed at...

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