FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Financial services / 3 October 2026
Financial services: sector news on Saturday 3 October 2026
Average tone −0.1 (neutral) across 9 companies with relevant coverage, from 70 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG Group | −10.0 | 36 | Coverage focused on IG Group's third-quarter update, which showed revenue down 14% and a cut to its 2026 revenue growth outlook. |
| Schroders | +1.7 | 11 | Coverage was dominated by Nuveen completing its takeover of Schroders, followed by the delisting from the London Stock Exchange. |
| Pershing Square Holdings | −2.3 | 7 | Coverage mainly focused on the quarterly dividend being cut to $0.103 a share from $0.122, which leans negative. |
| St. James's Place | +0.3 | 7 | Coverage was mostly about analysts trimming price targets, with Deutsche Bank and UBS both cutting, though Deutsche kept its Buy rating and top pick status. |
| London Stock Exchange Group | +2.0 | 4 | Coverage of LSEG was minor and mostly routine, with a new lumber price index going live on LSEG.com and a consumer sentiment index release. |
| Aberdeen Group | +3.3 | 2 | Coverage was light, focusing on director share deals at Aberdeen and an average analyst target price of 226.50p. |
| 3i | +3.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a small after-hours share price rise of 1.57 percent in German trading, so the lean is mildly positive. |
| ICG | +5.7 | 1 | Coverage was a single report that ICG has bought control of the Belgian IT group Trustteam from Rivean. |
| Investec | −1.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a small after-hours share price dip of 0.41 percent versus the prior close. |
| M&G | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- −10.0 IG Group Shares Dive 27% After Trading Platform Slashes 2026 Guidance
Shares dive 27% after guidance slashed - −10.0 IG Group loses £1bn in value as revenue forecast disappoints
£1bn of value lost on disappointing forecast - −10.0 IG Group Shares Plunge c25% After De Facto Profit Warning
Shares plunge on de facto profit warning - −10.0 IG Group shares plunge 25% as Peel Hunt flags revenue and margin downgrade
Shares plunge 25% on revenue and margin downgrade - −10.0 Shares in spreadbetter IG Group plunge 26%
Shares plunge 26% - −10.0 Shares in spreadbetter IG Group plunge by a quarter
Shares plunge by a quarter - −10.0 IG Group shares slump 21% as Peel Hunt flags high-teens cut to profit forecasts
Shares slump 21%; profit forecasts cut high-teens - −10.0 IG Group slashes guidance, shares plunge
Guidance slashed, shares plunge - −10.0 IG Group shares dive 22% following disappointing Q3 2026 trading update
Shares dive 22% after weak Q3 update - −10.0 IG Group shares slump after revenue targets cut
Shares slump after revenue targets cut - −10.0 UK's IG Group plummets after muted markets force revenue outlook cut
Revenue outlook cut on muted markets - −10.0 IG Group shares plummet as revenue falls
Shares plummet as revenue falls
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