03/05/2016
Pay for UK bosses is ‘absurdly high’, top headhunters admit
Slashing huge salaries ‘would not hurt economy’, says report as new analysis finds leading CEOs earn average of £4.6m a year
Alternative Investments
03/04/2016
Chubb invests in cyber risk with new solution for Europe
The policy provides comprehensive cyber risk cover, including for first party business income loss, data restoration, cyber extortion, third party liability arising from privacy and security incidents, and for crisis response costs.
03/04/2016
Avignon Capital sells Louis Vuitton retail investment in Copenhagen
The super prime retail investment was acquired by Avignon Capital in 2012.
03/03/2016
Old Mutual Int’l offers offshore bond for Swedish investors
Old Mutual International has launched a new whole-of-life portfolio bond with special custodian features that have been tailored specifically for Swedish investors.
03/03/2016
Aberdeen Asset Management kicked out of FTSE 100
Aberdeen’s reliance on emerging markets saw it report a £9.1bn net outflown in January over the final quarter of 2015.
03/03/2016
Hermes could offer UK local authorities tailored infrastructure vehicle
Hermes Infrastructure currently has six UK LGPS clients invested in its Infrastructure Fund I vehicle, having treated the schemes as a single client class.
03/03/2016
Novia Global expands offering to support advisers dealing in the pensions market.
Launching the Novia Global Retirement Account
03/03/2016
Intrinsic bids for Tenet as Aviva eyes mortgage arm
Old Mutual Wealth’s interest in the pensions and investments business points to a possible break-up.
03/03/2016
The Adviser Centre launches Video Factsheets
The videos include funds from a range of IA sectors and are available on The Adviser Centre website, within the Fund Search area.
03/03/2016
Amundi appointed to run EMD mandate for NEST
Has run EMD funds since 1999
03/02/2016
Bulgaria economy minister to sign agreement on new OP SME Initiative
The budget of the new operational programme is estimated at EUR 102 million.
03/02/2016
Adding a green hue to raising funds
But while green bonds gain in favour, their parameters need better defining
03/02/2016
European banks favored to manage Russian Eurobond: finance minister
Banking sources told Reuters that German bank Deutsche Bank had responded to the Russian Finance Ministry's invitation to express its interest.
03/02/2016
LSE, Deutsche Börse eye French spin-off as part of deal
They added that the UK bourse is also considering shifting control of a London-based interest rate derivatives business at LCH.
03/02/2016
Standard Life Investments - The Global World of Governance & Stewardship
Standard Life Investments is a strong supporter of good stewardship and believes it is mutually beneficial for companies and long-term investors
03/02/2016
Dublin-based insurer shifts domicile to Bermuda
Insurance giant XL Group is shifting incorporation to Bermuda from Ireland, after European regulators made it easier for internationally-based insurers to do business from outside the EU.
03/02/2016
Aviva agrees Rolls-Royce pension deal
Part of the deal has seen a significant joint employee engagement and financial education strategy undertaken
03/01/2016
Cofunds announces launch of discretionary fund management service
The investment manager then has access to the investor’s accounts on Cofunds and can use tools that assist with maintaining, rebalancing and reallocating portfolios.
03/01/2016
Legal & General Board Position On The EU Referendum
Legal & General has no vote in the forthcoming Referendum – the decision will be taken by the UK electorate and we do not seek to influence the outcome.
03/01/2016
Islamic bank BLME to acquire SME-focused leasing business
This acquisition gives us a good platform for future growth