Financial services: sector news on Friday 23 October 2026
Average tone +2.4 (slightly positive) across 9 companies with relevant coverage, from 55 stories.
How to read a score. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange Group | +8.7 | 23 | Coverage centred on LSEG's $3.5bn all-cash agreement to buy Octus, which expands its credit data business. |
| IG Group | +1.2 | 12 | Coverage centred on IG's capital markets event, with a new strategy, the Underdog deal and UK prediction market plans, set against a 14% fall in third-quarter revenue. |
| Pershing Square Holdings | +3.7 | 10 | Coverage mostly centred on Bill Ackman's media interviews, where he was upbeat on markets, Israel and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. |
| M&G | +1.3 | 3 | Coverage was light and mostly routine, led by a MarketBeat piece on the analyst consensus price target for M&G. |
| Aberdeen Group | −0.7 | 2 | Coverage was thin, with a report of Aberdeen Group's shares slipping and underperforming the market. |
| Schroders | +5.5 | 2 | Coverage was limited to an interview about expanding Schroders Wealth Management in Asia and a piece on its private equity strategy. |
| 3i | −7.5 | 1 | The only relevant coverage focused on 3i's shares sliding this week after another heavy fall in the FTSE 100. |
| Investec | +4.2 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a Kalkine Media piece saying Investec is drawing fresh interest as a FTSE 100 stock. |
| St. James's Place | +5.7 | 1 | Coverage was limited to the St. |
| ICG | — | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 FTSE 100 movers: LSEG surges on acquisition, guidance upgrade; miners slump
Surges on acquisition and guidance upgrade - +10.0 LSEG Shares Rally on USD 3.5 billion Octus Data Deal
Shares rally on Octus data deal - +9.2 FTSE 100 LSEG (LSE:LSEG) Rallies on Its Octus Deal
Shares rallied on Octus deal - +9.2 London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) Stock Price Up 9.4% - Should You Buy?
Stock price up 9.4% - −8.3 FTSE 100 IG Group (LSE:IGG) Plunges on a Revenue Cut
Shares plunge on revenue cut. - +8.3 FIVE AT FIVE: Tech rout wipes 2% off the Nasdaq, LSEG jumps on its Octus deal and Inchcape loses 9%
Shares jump on Octus deal - +8.3 UK Shares Decline; LSEG Rises on Octus Deal
LSEG rises on Octus deal despite weak market - +8.3 London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group
Jefferies reaffirms Buy rating - −7.5 Why Is 3i Group (LSE:III) Stock Sliding This Week After Another Heavy [FTSE 100] Fall?
3i shares sliding after another heavy FTSE 100 fall. - +6.7 LSEG to acquire Octus in $3.5bn all-cash deal
LSEG announces $3.5bn all-cash Octus acquisition - +6.7 LSEG to acquire Octus, eyeing credit data AI cannot source on its own
Deal adds credit data AI cannot source - +6.7 Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac soar after comments from Pershing's Bill Ackman
Fannie and Freddie shares jumped on Ackman remarks, helping his holdings.
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