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Gallagher weighs capacity, compliance, and cold storage

The insurance industry is navigating both a soft market and a period of profound structural transformation. The rapid pace of fintech development is forcing a...

Pioneering Conversations: Interview with the Investment Association’s John Allan

Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) guidance to support innovation in fund tokenisation, we sat down with John Allan, innovation and operating unit and director, Engine at the...

The Pioneer Awards are tonight!

Anticipation is building for an evening of celebration, glamour, and networking with senior leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from banking, fintech, insurance, investment, and payments. Please...

1 week to go until the Pioneer awards!

With just one week to go, anticipation is building for an evening of celebration, glamour, and networking with senior leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from...

4 weeks to go until the Pioneer awards gala

The countdown is on. With just four weeks to go, anticipation is building for the Capital Pioneer Awards Gala Dinner, taking place on 24...

Pioneering Conversations: Interview with Bloomberg’s Emilie Gallagher

As capital markets continue to embrace tokenisation, the demand for trusted, standardised reference data continues to rise. To meet this rising demand, Bloomberg has collaborated...

UK stablecoin regime to land in 2026

The UK’s top financial regulators – the Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – are working to finalise a regulatory regime for stablecoins before...

BNP Paribas joins consortium to launch euro stablecoin

BNP Paribas has joined a consortium of nine major European banks to form Qivalis, an Amsterdam‑domiciled joint venture that will issue a euro‑denominated stablecoin...

Apex’s digital pivot

The next wave of capital markets innovation won’t be driven by trading desks or hedge funds, it will be shaped by how ordinary investors...

Digital euro enters build phase

The European Central Bank (ECB) has named the technology providers for five core components of the digital euro, marking a key milestone in its...

Aviva Investors eyes a tokenised future

As the digital asset sector continues to expand, Aviva Investors is closely monitoring developments, particularly the increasing activity around stablecoins and tokenised money market...

Schroders launches Global Digital Assets Centre in Singapore

Schroders, one of the UK’s largest asset managers, has launched a Global Digital Assets Centre of Excellence in Singapore to advance its capabilities in...

Revealed: First UK tokenised fund

Baillie Gifford is the first asset manager to launch a fully tokenised fund in the UK.The tokenised fund is a feeder to Baillie Gifford’s...

Disintermediation and revenue loss likely, warns Franklin boss

Traditional capital markets firms will have to change fee structures, suffer short-term revenue losses from intermediary functions and potentially suffer near-term balance sheet disruption.That’s...

Robinhood completes Bitstamp acquisition

Robinhood Markets has officially completed its acquisition of global cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp.Speaking to Capital Pioneer ahead of today’s announcement, JB Graftieaux, chief executive officer...

ICMA to lead Project Guardian fixed income workstream

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been named as the lead for the fixed income workstream within Project Guardian.Project Guardian was launched as...