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Pension Contributions Reach Record £90 Billion

Auto-enrolment encourages younger workers to look to the long-term, as 90% now save into a company pension scheme.

Ecobank hosted by London Stock Exchange after successful $500 million Eurobond issuance

The bond was oversubscribed with strong demand from international investors in the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa

CheBanca signs distribution agreement with MFS Investment Management

With the company's excellent reputation and MFS' long-term approach to investing, we are convinced that we will create a successful partnership enabling us to strengthen our presence in the Italian market.

First State Investments unveils China A Shares fund

The investment philosophy places an emphasis on investing in high-quality companies over the long term, seeking those with well-governed management teams and strong and stable franchises.

Kingstone IM & Universal Investment launch special RE fund

The fund has a long term retention strategy with a targeted payout of over 4% annually.

Aviva to axe 1,800 jobs worldwide as part of £300m cost-cutting plan

"This will involve approximately 1,800 role reductions across the group over the next three years, out of a total workforce of around 30,000," Tulloch said.

Natixis IM to launch infrastructure affiliate

The team currently manages €2.8 billion of assets3 and will pursue its international growth as a stand-alone affiliate.

LGIM sells real estate asset to UAE firm

The highest rent achieved at the property was £32 per sq ft. GII co-founder and chief executive Pankaj Gupta said the UAE-based firm was pleased to “expand its investment portfolio in the UK.”

Big name investors launch Impact Investing Institute

Former Allianz GI boss Liz Corley and former MAN Group chairman Sir Harvey McGrath are involved

Generali Belgium completes rebrand to Athora

For Athora, the deal is positioned as part of its longer term plans for Belgium as well as combining organic growth with acquisitions.

Russia's sovereign wealth fund eyes $2bn investments with Saudi Arabia in 2019

The Russian Direct Investment Fund has studied over 400 national infrastructure projects open to foreign investments

Dynamic Planner eyes European expansion

Clearly we have build Elements with the ability to meet Mifid II objectives out of the gate, so we are interested in [whether] other countries are facing the same kind of challenges we have been discussing.

Middle East money backs £100m fund going into UK warehouses

The strategy of the fund is to assemble a geographically diversified portfolio of assets across the UK, generate secure income from a diversified tenant base and add value through active asset management

Impact investors say finding suitable companies is a challenge

Chart to start the week: Survey by KBI of Dublin reveals main concerns

UK private sector reports sluggish underlying growth - CBI

The CBI said its monthly growth indicator sank to -1 for May from zero in April.

'Dysfunctional' markets prompted launch of Merian trust

He said they have made mostly successful investments in IPOs, but noticed that the gains made by shareholders after a company goes public are less than those made before the IPO.

How to expand the universe of public stocks… and how not to

Two new stock exchanges in the US and UK promise a Big Bang that expands the public investment universe. One has serious drawbacks, however

M&G to merge funds of funds

The Managed Growth fund will continue to be managed by head of the macro and multi asset investment team Dave Fishwick, who took over the fund in 2015 and is the architect of M&G's approach to multi-asset investment.

Cairn Capital & Mediobanca join hands to launch multi-asset credit fund

Cairn Capital was an early provider of MAC, managing various MAC mandates since 2011.

Buxton calls for corporate governance revolution

The new code requires firms to take a wider approach and to take into account the purpose of the business and other stakeholders.

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