FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Financial services / 9 October 2026
Financial services: sector news on Friday 9 October 2026
Average tone +0.9 (neutral) across 9 companies with relevant coverage, from 45 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Group | +5.0 | 12 | Coverage centred on Aberdeen raising £436 million by selling about half its Standard Life stake. |
| London Stock Exchange Group | +4.5 | 11 | Coverage was mostly positive, with Buy ratings from Jefferies and UBS, a new product launch, a technology chief appointment and share price gains. |
| IG Group | +2.0 | 9 | Coverage centred on IG's investor seminar on its Underdog acquisition strategy, with shares reported higher beforehand. |
| St. James's Place | −2.8 | 4 | Coverage was mixed: Citi lowered its price target and a dispute over client ownership after an adviser departure weighed on reputation. |
| Investec | +2.5 | 3 | Coverage was mainly about Investec being part of an investor group buying South African accommodation platform LekkeSlaap. |
| Pershing Square Holdings | −2.8 | 3 | Coverage centred on the share price slipping after fresh highs and on Bill Ackman explaining his comments about the weak post-IPO trading of PSUS. |
| 3i | −6.3 | 1 | Coverage centred on RBC keeping its Sell rating on 3i Group, alongside a 1.40 percent fall in the shares. |
| ICG | +5.7 | 1 | Coverage focused on whether a record European fund could support ICG ahead of its interim results. |
| M&G | +0.7 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was Goldman Sachs maintaining its Hold rating on M&G shares at 318p. |
| Schroders | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +8.3 London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Stock Rating Reaffirmed as Buy by Jefferies Financial Group
Jefferies reaffirmed Buy rating. - +8.3 London Stock Exchange Group Plc : Gets a Buy rating from UBS
UBS Buy rating. - +8.3 LSE Group launches Active Intelligence: LSE Group stock gains 2.15 percent
Product launch with share price gain of 2.15%. - +7.5 Aberdeen gets broker backing after £436 million Standard Life stake sale
Broker backing after the stake sale - −7.0 SJP adviser departure sparks dispute over who owns client relationships
Adviser departure dispute over client ownership hurts reputation - +6.3 IG Group schedules strategy update as IG Group stock gains 3.57 percent
Shares gain 3.57 percent ahead of strategy update. - −6.3 RBC keeps Sell on 3i Group stock. 3i Group shares fall 1.40 percent
RBC maintains Sell rating and shares fell 1.40 percent. - +5.7 Can A Record European Fund Lift ICG (LSE:ICG) Into Interim Results?
Record European fund is positive ahead of interim results, though framed as a question. - +5.3 Aberdeen Group Raises £436 Million From Sale of 5.2% Stake in Standard Life
Raised £436 million from 5.2% stake sale - +5.3 MarketBeat reports Moderate Buy consensus for St. James's Place stock
Analyst consensus rating of Moderate Buy is mildly supportive - +5.0 Aberdeen sells half its stake in Standard Life for £436m
Raises £436m by halving Standard Life stake - +5.0 Aberdeen Group plc (ABDN) Raises £436 Million Through Secondary Placement of 52 Million Standard Life Shares
Secondary placement raised £436 million
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