FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Financial services / 15 October 2026
Financial services: sector news on Thursday 15 October 2026
Average tone +1.3 (neutral) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 48 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange Group | +4.5 | 34 | Coverage was dominated by LSEG's partnership with Nvidia to speed up historical market data analysis, which was received well, alongside reports of talks to buy Octus for about $3.5bn. |
| Schroders | +4.5 | 6 | Coverage was mainly about Schroders' wealth hires in Asia and Singapore, plus new rental income at Schroder REIT and a post-merger update from its real estate arm. |
| IG Group | −3.2 | 4 | Coverage centred on IG Group's trimmed revenue guidance and the scrutiny that followed its latest trading update. |
| Aberdeen Group | +3.2 | 2 | Coverage was thin, with a Simply Wall Street piece on what Aberdeen Group shareholders got right and a Kalkine Media look at the strategic changes from a placing. |
| M&G | −6.3 | 1 | The only relevant coverage said M&G's shares were under pressure as bond yields climbed. |
| Pershing Square Holdings | +5.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a report that Bill Ackman backs the bull case for Uber, arguing robotaxi fears are overblown. |
| 3i | – | 0 | |
| ICG | – | 0 | |
| Investec | – | 0 | |
| St. James's Place | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +7.5 London Stock Exchange Group Plc : UBS gives a Buy rating
UBS Buy rating. - +7.5 London Stock Exchange Group Plc : Gets a Buy rating from Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Buy rating. - +7.5 Schroder REIT secures £1.2m rental income from nine lettings
Schroder REIT secures rental income from new lettings. - −7.0 What IG Group Holdings (LSE:IGG)'s Revenue Guidance Cut Means For Shareholders
Revenue guidance cut is negative for shareholders' outlook. - +6.7 London Stock Exchange Group partners with Nvidia on data analysis By Investing.com
Nvidia partnership on data analysis. - +6.7 LSEG Says NVIDIA Collaboration Cuts Tick History Analysis From Hours to Seconds
Analysis cut from hours to seconds. - +6.7 LSEG Partners With NVIDIA to Accelerate Historical Market Data Analysis
Nvidia partnership accelerates market data analysis. - +6.7 Schroders WM hires from RBC WM to lead wealth advisory in Asia
Schroders WM makes senior hire to lead Asia wealth advisory. - +6.3 London Stock Exchange Group PLC Accelerates Tick History Analysis With NVIDIA
Tick History analysis accelerated with Nvidia. - +6.3 LSEG taps Nvidia for faster historical market data processing
Nvidia deal for faster data processing. - +6.3 LSEG partners with NVIDIA to accelerate processing, analysis of financial market data
Nvidia partnership accelerates data analysis. - +6.3 LSEG partners with NVIDIA to speed market data processing
Nvidia partnership speeds data processing.
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