FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Financial services / 19 October 2026
Financial services: sector news on Monday 19 October 2026
Average tone +0.3 (neutral) across 7 companies with relevant coverage, from 14 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| IG Group | +2.0 | 3 | Coverage was mixed: one piece noted a revenue dip although customer growth held, while another highlighted the Underdog purchase and prediction markets revenue. |
| London Stock Exchange Group | +1.2 | 3 | Coverage was light, with previews of the Q3 trading statement and a share price note mentioning unresolved Octus talks. |
| Investec | +0.8 | 2 | Coverage was mostly rugby sponsorship content, with little about the company itself. |
| M&G | +3.2 | 2 | Coverage centred on M&G's dividend appeal, with a commentary piece promoting its 6.7% yield. |
| St. James's Place | −1.2 | 2 | Coverage was mixed: one report said adviser exits put the dividend under test, while RBC set a 1,400p price target on the shares. |
| Pershing Square Holdings | −1.7 | 1 | Coverage was mostly routine buyback reports, with one story noting the lock-up period at Pershing Square Inc. |
| Schroders | −2.0 | 1 | Coverage was limited to a report that a director, who is also linked to Pearson, has left the Schroders board. |
| 3i | – | 0 | |
| Aberdeen Group | – | 0 | |
| ICG | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- −7.0 St James's Place (LSE:STJ): Adviser Exits Test Dividend
Adviser departures raise concern over dividend sustainability for the company. - +6.3 Weekly Recap: Up to $1.3B Underdog buy and predmkts/fantasy 27% rev,US 41%
Recap points to Underdog purchase and prediction markets revenue growth. - +6.3 £5k buys me 1,621 shares in this overlooked FTSE passive income stock yielding 6.7% a year
Favourable passive income article highlighting M&G's 6.7% dividend yield. - +6.3 RBC sets 1,400 GBp target for St. James's Place stock - ad-hoc-news.de
RBC publishes a 1,400p price target, a supportive analyst view. - +5.8 Weekly Recap: GPU-accelerated Tick History and ChatGPT market data
Recap of GPU-accelerated Tick History and ChatGPT market data products, likely LSEG's. - −2.5 LSE Group stock trades at EUR 103.73 with Octus talks unresolved - ad-hoc-news.de
Share price update with unresolved Octus talks hanging over it. - −2.0 London-Listed Stock IG Group (LSE:IGG) Revenue Dips As Customer Growth Holds: What It Means
Revenue dipped but customer growth held; mixed picture for IG. - −2.0 Blue-Chip Stock Pearson (LSE:PSON) Director Exits Schroders Board: What It Means
Board departure at Schroders, a director leaving; mildly negative governance news.} - −1.7 Pershing Square Inc.'s Lock-Up Period Set To Expire on October 26th (NYSE:PS)
Lock-up expiry at related Pershing Square Inc. can pressure shares; mildly negative. - +1.3 Investec: SA has more than 50% chance of regaining investment grade by 2028
Investec economists' view on SA credit rating; modest positive profile. - +0.8 IG Group schedules strategy update. October 22 tests IG Group stock - ad-hoc-news.de
Scheduled strategy update; outcome unknown, mostly factual. - +0.8 LSE Group stock has Q3 trading statement due October 22 ahead of Xetra open - ad-hoc-news.de
Upcoming Q3 trading statement date; purely factual preview.
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