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UK house price growth slowed further in October, with annual prices rising by just 0.5%, down from 0.8% in September, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index. The latest figure marks the slowest annual rate of house price growth since January 2024, while prices remained unchanged month-on-month after seasonal adjustment. Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s chief…

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Fidelity Investments’ custody business is raising its minimum threshold to $100 million for all RIAs, according to a letter sent to some advisors. Firms on the Fidelity platform that fall below that minimum have until June 30, 2027, to meet the new requirement or start the process of moving off the platform, according to a…

By Melissa Shin and Christine Dobby (Bloomberg) — CIBC beat estimates on better-than-expected results from its capital markets and retail banking units, extending a strong quarter of results for Canadian lenders. CIBC earned $2.73 a share on an adjusted basis in its fiscal third quarter, according to a statement, more than the $2.53 average analyst…

The new home market returned to the longer-term range last month, with sales seeing their 4th biggest rebound in 4 years.  Sales of new single-family homes rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 684,000 in August, up 6.4% from July’s revised 643,000 but 2.0% below the same month last year. The increase puts sales…