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Markets in “fragile equilibrium”, says Columbia Threadneedle

Although bonds and equities have delivered punchy year-to-date returns, fund managers see factors such as trade wars contributing to uncertainty.

Pensioenfonds ING selects Robeco for integral ESG mandate

The combination of the various ESG facets makes this a unique collaboration and a good match.

French insurer AXA considers selling up in Central Europe

AXA's gross revenues in Poland were down 6 per cent in the first half of 2019 to 288 million euros, according to the group's financial report.

Mirova Leads Coalition of 66 Investors to Take Action toward Gender Equality

In addition to calling for increased transparency on this topic, the purpose of this statement is to encourage companies to sign the Women’s Empowerment Principles.

UK dividends surged 7% in Q3! Is it time to get rich with the FTSE 100?

The average forward yield for Britain’s blue-chips sits comfortably above 4%, smashing the current level of inflation below 2%, and destroying the returns on traditional savings products like Cash ISAs.

Pension transfers reduced FTSE 350 pension buyout deficit by 2.5bn

Barnett Waddingham estimates that 73% of the increase since 2014 is due to transfers.

Octopus’ P2P solution ‘Octopus Choice’ now available within a SIPP

The move follows increasing demand from financial advisers and direct investors

KBC makes life easier for companies with the multi-employer pension fund KBC Pension Fund Service

As of 1 January 2020, however, businesses will also be able to place their newly established or existing pension fund in KBC Pension Fund Service

LaSalle adds Spanish warehouse to open-ended pan-European fund

The LaSalle E-REGI fund aims to generate stable income return from a diversified core portfolio of office, retail and logistics.

BlueBay launches Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund

The team believes the strategy is highly relevant to professional investors and BlueBay collaborated with investors to create the investment solution.

Neil Woodford fired and flagship fund to be shut down

Woodford has not managed to move out of his unlisted assets and into more liquid listed equities quickly enough to re-open the fund in December

CME Group Reaches Record Asia Pacific Average Daily Volume of 1.2 Million Contracts in Q3 1st for publishing

We continue to see trading volume growth out of Asia Pacific as market participants continue to look towards CME Group to manage their risks

Property giant Land Securities eyes £650m sale to fund real estate expansion

A supply-starved office space market in London has led to vacancy rates falling to their lowest level since 2007 over the past year, a recent report found.

UBS Asset Management acquires prime Frankfurt office-led property for EUR27 million

Constructed in 1997, the office-led asset totals 3,000 sq m, including approximately 350 sq m of ground floor retail space, and presents an institutional-grade investment proposition on account of its high quality, prime location and strong tenant roster.

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