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Scottish Widows partners with Origo to speed LoAs

This marks the first in a series of Scottish Widows investments designed to deliver a more seamless adviser experience across its business, using Origo’s suite of data services.

Aegon celebrates five-year anniversary of its Risk-Managed Portfolios

Streamlined approach supports advisers in meeting Consumer Duty requirements.

LSEG launches Digital Markets Infrastructure platform for private funds, and facilitates first transaction

LSEG will ensure that this platform is interoperable with current market solutions in distributed ledger technology as well as traditional finance, fully utilising a range of the group's products and services, including Workspace.

Vanguard unveils new global government bond index fund

The fund will diversify risk through FX-hedged global coverage.

Royal London launches new stocks and shares Isa with adviser focus

The provider said the Isa would be competitively priced.

EQT broadens access to private markets for individual investors – introduces ELTIF evergreen fund

EQT’s evergreen platform now includes five evergreen solutions

M&G launches fund to shift Italians into equities

This offers minimal returns and leaves their money vulnerable to being eaten away by inflation, highlighted M&G.

US financial giants boost investments and jobs in Edinburgh

The investment from BlackRock is part of a £7bn commitment the firm is making to the UK over the next five years.

Vanguard adds two new active global bond funds to fixed income range

Active Global Core and Global Strategic Bond funds offer all-in-one exposure to global fixed income markets

Mobiliar continues its growth course in a first half of the year characterized by high natural damage

The rockslide in Blatten (Valais) caused natural hazard damage amounting to CHF 170 million, which impacted the technical result in the non-life business.

Norway sovereign wealth fund excludes Eramet from portfolio on ethics grounds

The fund held a 0.44% stake in Eramet worth $6.8 million as of June 30

Tavistock buys into Lifetime to boost wellbeing push

The acquisition, subject to FCA approval, is described as both a partial sale and a strategic partnership intended to accelerate the firm’s growth.

Managing portfolio boards for optimal performance

Edgewater's Gregory Jones on creating synergies within investment portfolios

Chelsea Financial Services’ McDermott: Active ETFs ‘marketing dressed as innovation’

The managing director is left a little perplexed by the recent wave of ‘active’ ETFs launches

Morgan Stanley IM launches global stars SICAV

The fund’s investment approach focuses on business excellence, generally characterised by the creation and nurturing of intangible assets, which in turn support high return, incremental capital deployment.

Starling Bank plans £4bn secondary share sale; White House appeals ruling blocking Trump from ousting Fed’s Cook

Plus: Goldman chief Solomon warns of US economic slowdown, and more

EBRD extends new guarantee to Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine to unlock €200 million of business finance

The EBRD’s facility will cover up to 50 per cent of Raiffeisen’s credit risk on new finance worth €200 million for businesses operating in Ukraine.

M&G Investments adopts Bloomberg’s research solutions

The system also integrates AI-powered tools, including document search and analysis on the Bloomberg Terminal, to streamline workflows.

Scottish Widows Platform partners with Origo for first phase of asset transfer service

Origo’s new service facilitates the “gathering, cleansing and updating of client information in a controlled and auditable system”, accessible by both the advice business and the platform.

L&G launches digital infrastructure fund to drive growth in digital economy

The UK & Europe-focused fund hits c.€600m first close amid strong investor demand, as L&G turns its Asset Management ambition into action.

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