The Office for National Statistics reported a broadly flat labour market in June to August 2026, while a specialist over-55s lender warned that firmer wages could raise the odds of a Bank of England rate rise.
The European Investment Fund is the first institutional investor in the Swedish venture capital fund, which targets early-stage companies outside traditional networks.
The $9bn private markets firm’s sixth sustainability report also shows its operational emissions fell 29%, while progress towards its 2030 infrastructure transition target went backwards.
The London-based private markets platform will target independent asset managers, multi-family offices and private banks in Zurich and Geneva from its new Swiss entity.
The cross-border payments platform, which says it serves more than 750,000 businesses, will use Getnet’s infrastructure to offer merchants a route into Iberia.
