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British hedge fund Man Group says first quarter assets up 10 percent

Positive investment performance added a further $2.2 billion, with long-only strategies contributing $1.9 billion and its alternatives strategies $400 million.

Aviva boss promises to slash prices AND let customers buy policies without filling out endless forms

This will mean offering customers policies without hounding them with questions first

Aegon under fire over repeated delays

Initially the EPP had to be assigned to the member.

Invesco pays £150m for stake in London shopping centre

The two deals bring to an end Land Securities and Delancey’s Metro Shopping Fund joint venture, created in 2004.

Vectura drops Deloitte for KPMG

British pharmaceuticals business Vectura Group plc has ended its ten-year audit relationship with Deloitte

Henderson Group - First Quarter 2017 Trading Statement

Aside from the one-off outflows that resulted from the merger-related restructuring of our Global Equities team, our Institutional business continues to see steady growth, with a healthy number of mandates funding since quarter end.

Tata Steel offers to pay £520m into UK pension scheme

The proposed £520m payment into the BSPS is intended to release a guarantee the scheme holds over some of Tata’s Dutch assets.

European Equity Benchmarks Close Mixed as Banks, Autos Boost Continental Markets

Instead, survey respondents reported the largest drop in savings for just under three years.

Cogress secures £2.5m for Warwick Square conversion in under four hours

The developers have earmarked an April 2018 completion for the south-west London project which it hopes to sell on for £10m.

Royal London's Irish sales up 10pc as it awaits Brexit move OK

Yesterday, Royal London said new business growth for the business in Ireland last year had been particularly strong - including revenue up 10pc and new business up 24pc.

NREP creates €1.1bn Nordic logistics platform with European investors

You can reduce volatility of income and risk exposure.

UK small brokers make a move into banks’ M&A turf

Numis, Investec and Panmure Gordon among those broadening services as IPOs slow

London Stock Exchange looks to Middle East for revival after Brexit

The exchange is now turning to the Middle East, an executive said, seeking to convince investors it is attractive despite uncertainty about how Brexit will affect London - a factor that contributed to the recent collapse of LSE’s proposed merger wit

Gender pay gap prevents women from investing in their future

Data from the YouGov survey shows that over half of women without financial investments (53%) in Britain cite a lack of funds as the most common barrier to investing.

HSBC plans to become a dementia-friendly bank

There are currently around 850, 000 people in the UK with dementia.

Woori Bank strives to attract European investors

KDIC still holds a 21.4 percent stake and plans to sell 18.4 percent.

Skipton sells £220m mortgage portfolio to fund

The building society said the deal would also strengthen its capital position.

Standard Life and Aberdeen eye smart beta entry as merger plans take shape

Speaking to Fund Strategy sister publication Money Marketing, Aberdeen global head of distribution Campbell Fleming reveals the new firm will leverage its combined £24bn quant strategy assets to build a smart beta offering.

BlueOrchard Finance Ltd appoints SGSS in Luxembourg to provide fund services for Japan ASEAN Women Empowerment Fund

The fund plans to invest USD 120 million in a diversified portfolio of mainly microfinance institutions focused on providing lending facilities predominantly to female micro and small entrepreneurs to empower women in South Asian and South East Asian coun

AJ Bell unveils capital gains tax tool

AJ Bell also lets advisers report on a client’s overall capital gains tax position

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