Autonomous driving software company Wayve Technologies has filed to sell shares on the London Stock Exchange’s newly launched Private Securities Market, marking the first major company to utilize this new trading platform.
Theo, an onchain capital markets platform, has allocated $20 million to Fidelity International’s tokenized liquidity fund, marking Theo as the first crypto-native investor in the fund. This investment reflects growing institutional interest in tokenized Treasury products and digital asset infrastructure.
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden warned at the ECB’s annual symposium in Sintra, Portugal that autonomous AI agents in financial markets could amplify volatility during periods of stress and may require stricter regulatory oversight.
British bank Barclays has purchased its London headquarters building in Canary Wharf for approximately 900 million euros. The bank had been renting the office complex since 2005, with the original lease running until 2039.
M&G Investments’ CIO Fabiana Fedeli discussed investment opportunities in overlooked stocks that have been left behind by the AI trade, while noting that markets like South Korea have shown exuberant behavior. She maintains that there is value in equities, particularly among stocks not directly affected by AI-driven market movements.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has reduced the stringency of its landmark cryptocurrency regulatory rules after receiving feedback that the capital and disclosure requirements were excessively burdensome on firms operating in the digital assets space.
LSEG CEO David Schwimmer highlighted artificial intelligence as a major growth driver for the exchange’s market data business, noting that AI enhances the value of LSEG’s proprietary data which represents over 90% of its dataset, despite challenging market conditions in 2025.
British information and analytics company Relx Plc announced a share buyback program of up to £100 million to be executed next month, as the company addresses market concerns about potential displacement of its core research products by artificial intelligence tools.
Verizon Communications Inc. and BT Group Plc have agreed to establish a joint venture combining their international businesses, which will generate approximately $4 billion in annual revenue.
A CoinShares survey found that approximately 50% of UK wealth advisers report that their clients’ cryptocurrency holdings are not visible to them, highlighting a disconnect between traditional wealth management practices and cryptocurrency asset management