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MUFG secures three-year premier deal with Sydney Swans
Partner Programmes

MUFG secures three-year premier deal with Sydney Swans

MUFG Pension & Market Services signs three-year Premier Partnership with Sydney Swans from 2026, spanning AFL, AFLW and SCG assets.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026

Global Stories

Institutional investors stories

Colter Bay launches AUD $100m Australian private credit fund
Risk & Compliance

Colter Bay launches AUD $100m Australian private credit fund

Colter Bay launches Australian private credit fund with AUD $100m facility to plug an estimated AUD $25bn lower mid-market funding gap.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Balyasny builds AI research platform for hedge fund teams
Digital Transformation

Balyasny builds AI research platform for hedge fund teams

Balyasny embeds an AI research platform across 95% of its hedge fund teams, aiming to speed investment analysis while tightening controls.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Carta buys ListAlpha to launch integrated private CRM
Customer Relationship Management

Carta buys ListAlpha to launch integrated private CRM

Carta acquires ListAlpha and launches Carta CRM, unifying front-office relationship tools with back-office fund data for private capital firms.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes
Fintech

MSCI to acquire Compass to boost multi-asset indexes

MSCI is buying Compass Financial Technologies to deepen its multi-asset and crypto index capabilities and expand bespoke benchmark services.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Q4 upgrades IR sites to boost visibility in AI search
Software-as-a-Service

Q4 upgrades IR sites to boost visibility in AI search

Q4 adds AI-focused optimisation to investor relations sites, helping listed firms surface verified disclosures in answer engines like ChatGPT.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
The smart money is on inclusion
Smart Cities

The smart money is on inclusion

Smart capital is flowing to infrastructure that lifts women, using digital tech to turn inclusion and resilience into core investment value.

By Amelia Burnett • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
EDP to power 1.2 GW Sines data campus with renewables
Hyperscale

EDP to power 1.2 GW Sines data campus with renewables

EDP will supply renewables to Start Campus's 1.2 GW Sines data campus in Portugal under a new Iberia-focused energy partnership.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
MarketAxess names William Quan Chief Technology Officer
Software-as-a-Service

MarketAxess names William Quan Chief Technology Officer

MarketAxess has appointed William Quan as chief technology officer to drive global platform modernisation and expand AI across its systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round
Firewalls

2026 begins: Crypto's heavyweight rumble - round by round

Crypto enters 2026 swinging as regulation, stablecoins, Bitcoin and DeFi trade blows in a defining bout for digital finance's future.

By Easy Crypto • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Feb 2026
Survey finds AI core to Wall Street research workflows
Data Analytics

Survey finds AI core to Wall Street research workflows

Wall Street analysts lean on AI for core research and big time savings, but trust, security and integration fears still slow wider rollout.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Firgun backs Photonic from its $250m fund
Semiconductors

Firgun backs Photonic from its $250m fund

Firgun's debut quantum fund deal backs Canada's Photonic from its $250m pot, deepening cross-border UK-North America ties.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sun, 15th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

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Dyna.Ai raises Series A to expand agentic AI in banks
Software-as-a-Service

Dyna.Ai raises Series A to expand agentic AI in banks

Dyna.Ai secures an eight-figure USD Series A to scale agentic AI from pilots to production in complex, regulated financial enterprises.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Five years after Kalifa: Vision was set. Execution now determines the outcome
Physical Security

Five years after Kalifa: Vision was set. Execution now determines the outcome

Five years after the Kalifa Review, UK fintech's global edge endures, but slow domestic capital and tax reform threaten its scaling ambitions.

By Joe David • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
British Business Bank backs Wayve with £25m investment
Cartech

British Business Bank backs Wayve with £25m investment

British Business Bank invests GBP £25m in Wayve as part of a USD $1.2bn Series D, backing UK autonomous driving and AI scale-up ambitions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Easy Crypto migrates customers to Swyftx: Crypto is growing up; the tools must too
Crypto

Easy Crypto migrates customers to Swyftx: Crypto is growing up; the tools must too

Easy Crypto will cease NZ trading, shifting customers to Swyftx as crypto platforms consolidate and demand for advanced tools surges.

By Easy Crypto • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Canadian VC dips in 2025, sees slight fourth quarter surge
Agricultural Technology

Canadian VC dips in 2025, sees slight fourth quarter surge

CVCA: Canadian venture capital slid in 2025 even as private equity soared to CAD $57.5 billion, fuelled by a handful of mega-deals.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Feb 2026