October 9, 2026
J&T Finance Group
J&T Finance Group plans to split its activities into a banking and a non-banking part
The financial group J&T FINANCE GROUP SE sold the Slovak 365.bank this year and is now preparing to change its set-up. Its activities are to be divided into two separate parts. The banking part will be centred on J&T Banka, including its regulated subsidiaries; the other part will cover non-banking activities. The group says the new structure will be simpler and allow more effective management of the individual areas.
Source: J&T Finance Group
Editor's note. The change is announced by the group itself and is a plan, not a completed step.
Pořadatelé Ceny kritiky za mladou malbu (tisková zpráva distribuovaná službou Protext)
Paula Gogola wins the 2026 Critics' Award for Young Painting; 192 artists applied
Paula Gogola won the 2026 Critics' Award for Young Painting for a painted installation devoted to the body and corporeality. 192 artists applied for this year's edition. The exhibition of the five finalists is open at the Národní technická knihovna until 6 November 2026, and visitors can vote in it for the Audience Award.
Source: Pořadatelé Ceny kritiky za mladou malbu (tisková zpráva distribuovaná službou Protext)
Editor's note. The release was sent out by the organisers of the award, who have an interest in publicity for both the prize and the exhibition. The text gives no details on the jury's composition, the prize amount or admission.
Prague Spring
Frankfurt concert on 10 October to give German premieres of four works commissioned by Prague Spring
The ensemble Ensemble Modern, resident ensemble of the Prague Offspring project in 2025–2027, performs at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt on 10 October 2026. The concert is held with the Prague Spring festival to mark the Czech Republic's guest-of-honour appearance at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It brings the German premieres of works by Slavomír Hořínka, Barbora Tomášková, Pavel Šabacký and Michaela Antalová, commissioned by the festival and first performed in 2025 and 2026. The programme is completed by a piece by Marek Kopelent in memory of Vladimír Holan. The ensemble's three-year residency culminates in May 2027 at the festival's 82nd edition.
Source: Prague Spring
Editor's note. The release was sent out by the Prague Spring festival, which presents the outcome of its own composer commissions in it. The organiser uses the country's guest-of-honour appearance in Frankfurt to present Czech composers abroad.
ENIKA.CZ (tisková zpráva distribuovaná službou Protext)
POSEIDON City system controls 17 light points at Trosky Castle without new cabling
The company ENIKA.CZ supplied the control part of the lighting at Trosky Castle in the Český ráj region. The wireless POSEIDON City system operates 17 light points from a computer or phone, without the need to install new data cabling. The luminaires and power lines stayed where they were, and neither the monument nor the rock massif was interfered with.
Source: ENIKA.CZ (tisková zpráva distribuovaná službou Protext)
Editor's note. The release was issued by ENIKA.CZ, which sells the system and took part in the Trosky job, so it describes its own solution. The text gives neither the price of the contract nor the client.
CzechInno
Fifteen Ukrainian experts met Czech partners in Brno on industrial cybersecurity
Between 5 and 9 October 2026, a group of fifteen representatives of Ukrainian technology firms, universities and innovation organisations visited Brno on a mission. They met Czech experts, visited research institutions and took part in a conference and round table at the International Engineering Fair, Mezinárodní strojírenský veletrh (MSV 2026). The mission was organised by the CzechInno association with support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic under the PROPEX 2026 programme.
Source: CzechInno
Editor's note. The release was distributed by the PROTEXT agency and describes the mission from the standpoint of its organiser, the CzechInno association. The published part of the text covers the aims and programme of the visit, not concrete outcomes of the talks.
FWG SICAV
AIFMD II: transition period for fund liquidity management runs to 16 April 2027
Most of the amendment to the Czech act on investment companies and investment funds, which implements the EU's AIFMD II directive, has applied since 1 September 2026. It covers liquidity, fund loans, delegation of activities and reporting. A transition period for liquidity management tool requirements of open-ended funds runs until 16 April 2027. Under the new rules, the manager of an open-ended alternative fund is to choose at least two liquidity management tools.
Source: FWG SICAV
Editor's note. The press release was issued by the investment company FWG SICAV, which interprets the amendment from the viewpoint of private equity funds. It gives no figures on how many funds or investors are affected.
PENNY
PENNY raises over CZK 4 million in weekend collection for abandoned animals
The retail chain PENNY says its collection on 3 and 4 October 2026 raised more than CZK 4 million to help abandoned animals. The company calls it the most successful collection in its history. The figure comes from the company's press release.
Source: PENNY
Editor's note. The result was announced by PENNY itself, so the figure is the company's own and has not been independently verified. The company presents it as a record among its collections.
Atos
Large Czech firms and agencies carried out one penetration test on average last year and would like up to six
According to a survey by Atos, large Czech companies and public administration bodies carried out on average one penetration test per system or application in 2025. In future they would like many times more tests, up to six. The report says penetration testers are looking for ways to make testing faster and cheaper using artificial intelligence.
Source: Atos
Editor's note. The survey was issued by Atos and covers large Czech companies and public administration. The opening of the release does not state how many organisations were asked or how they were selected.
Partners
Partners fund indices fell 0.7–0.9% in September 2026; the equity index is still up 10.2% since January
The Partners equity fund index fell by 0.9% in September 2026 but is up 10.2% since the start of the year. The bond fund index declined by 0.7% and is down 0.3% year to date. The mixed fund index lost 0.9% and has risen 4.6% since January.
Source: Partners
Editor's note. The figures were published by Partners, whose name the indices carry, so this is its own overview of fund performance.
JSK Investments SICAV
JSK Investments fund joins a funding round of UK-based MintNeuro that brought the company USD 5 million
The investment fund JSK Investments SICAV has invested in the British company MintNeuro, a developer of chips for neurotechnology. In this funding round the company raised a total of USD 5 million. The report is dated 9 October 2026.
Source: JSK Investments SICAV
Editor's note. The report was issued by the fund itself, which presents the investment as one of the round's participants, so it is the fund's own statement about the investment.
