Finimize data: Fees alone won’t win UK retail investors June 18, 2026 Finimize reveals the best platforms and products as voted for by UK retail investors Fragmentation: Platform rankings vary significantly by wealth and investing experience, challenging the idea of an “average” retail investor The £50k divide: Higher-value investors prioritise trust, service and investment range, with different platforms leading in this segment Fees are table stakes: Low costs remain important, but investors are weighing up trust, usability and product quality alongside price
GoldenSource and InvestOps Research Reveals Weak Data Foundations Are Putting AI Outcomes at Risk, Slowing Growth and Costing Investment Managers Billions June 17, 2026 GoldenSource today announced the release of a new report with InvestOps Insights, The Basis Point Blind Spot: How Weak Data Failures Quietly Undermine Performance, Growth, and AI Ambitions. Produced in partnership with InvestOps Insights and informed by 100 global buy-side firms, the report highlights a growing industry challenge: firms do not have an AI model [...]
Survey: Nearly All European Organisations Feel Pressure to Scale AI for Customer Experience, Yet Only 38% Have a Clear Approach to Governance June 15, 2026 Survey of 200 senior leaders across Western and Central Europe reveals widening gap between AI adoption and governance exposing risks in compliance, multilingual CX and customer trust
Industry Execs Think Digital Transformation Is Working – but Staff Still Rely on Shadow IT to Get the Job Done June 11, 2026 New Cogna research reveals Britain’s physical industry workers are losing two days a week to manual tasks they feel AI could do
Assurant’s 2026 Global Connected Consumer Trends Report Finds That as Connected Tech Becomes More Critical, Reliability, Support, and Transparency Matter More Than Ever June 9, 2026 Global study of 11,000+ consumers highlight rising expectations for reliability, protection, and predictability as AI drives device complexity
Oxane Partners’ ‘Compass 2026’ Maps Private Credit Market Sentiments June 4, 2026 Survey of 380+ senior credit professionals highlights industry’s outlook for growth of assets, with inclination towards ABF, AI, and risk discipline
UK Companies Are Leaving Millions of Pounds Exposed and Underperforming June 4, 2026 UK businesses may be losing tens of thousands of pounds annually in missed interest, while also leaving an average of £2 million cash holdings potentially unprotected, according to new research on corporate treasury practices. The findings are based on a survey of 500 UK senior business leaders (CEOs, CFOs, Finance Directors, and Managing Directors) examining [...]
Private Markets Firms Face SPV Execution Pressure as LP Demands Rise June 3, 2026 86% of private markets professionals report rising LP requests for tailored SPV arrangements Transparency and reporting rank as the top LP priority, cited by 76% of respondents 82% report increased demand for single-asset SPVs amid growing liquidity and execution pressures
CoStar Data Shows Birmingham Posted Highest Retail Investment Volumes Since 2016 June 3, 2026 Shopping centre sales pushed Birmingham retail investments to a 10-year high, according to data from CoStar, a global leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260603350136/en/ The rolling 12-month average quarterly volume reached £202 million to the end [...]
The Quantum Effect: 41% of Large UK Enterprises Surveyed Expect Quantum Computing to Unlock More Than £100 Million in Value in as Little as One Year June 3, 2026 Two-thirds (65%) of UK businesses surveyed are already adopting or piloting quantum computing, signalling a shift from whether enterprises should explore quantum to how quickly they can put it to work