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AIG reveals strong Q1 results

Net premiums written (NWP) in the first quarter of 2021 increased 9% to US$6.5 billion due to strong growth in commercial lines insurance both in North America and AIG’s International business.

£30bn UK pension fund turns up the heat on boards lacking diversity

Latest report by Brunel Pension Partnership hardens stance on voting against firms falling short on disclosure and representation.

Liontrust launches ESG investment trust

Research commissions by the company revealed that over 70% of wealth managers and financial advisers have seen more clients investing sustainably over the past year

Golding raises €440 million for infrastructure fund of funds

Golding Infrastructure 2020 is a fourth-generation fund and will pursue the successful investment strategy of its predecessors, with a global approach diversified by sector.

Willis Towers Watson announces latest version of its DataValidator technology due for release

With insurers under pressure from increasingly complex reporting requirements, DataValidator 2.2 delivers accurate and reliable data with improved speed and efficiency.

Investors flood out of US funds as interest rate concerns rise

In total there were net inflows of £4.4bn - compared with some £9.7bn in outflows seen a year ago at the height of markets' coronavirus crisis.

Europe Loan Market in Lull as Mad Dash for Cash Becomes History

Loan demand, specifically from high-grade companies, “has been covered by an exceptionally high volume in the fixed-income markets,” according to Reinhard Haas, Frankfurt-based head of syndicated finance at Commerzbank AG.

Aviva widens advice offering to investments

Aviva will now provide investment advice on Isas, general investment accounts/open ended investment companies and onshore bonds.

Just Mortgages gives brokers option to work from home

“The pandemic has opened up a lot of eyes to the potential of working from home, and we’re really confident this will help our brokers to continue to deliver exceptional service.

Morgan Stanley launches Oeic version of top $1.3bn global fund

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has opened up its Global Insight Strategy, which has topped its US sector over one and three years, to UK investors.

Schroders surpasses €700 million for European sub-investment grade infrastructure debt fund ahead of €1 billion hard cap fundraising target

Schroders is today announcing that it is has surpassed €700 million in fundraising for the Schroder Euro Enhanced Infrastructure Debt Fund II (Julie II) ahead of its hard cap target of €1 billion.

New €30 million travel tech fund lands in Dublin

TeamABC looking to back start-ups focused on sustainability and transformation

French boutique partners with Louvre Endowment Fund

Paris-based group partners with the Louvre Endowment Fund as part of its mission to promote useful finance.

Reassured launches advice arm

“Having long dominated the non-advised, telephony sector we are now broadening our scope to offer a range of ways to buy cover.

Successful strategy puts financial services group in a strong position

During the reporting period the firm concluded the acquisition of Forth Associates, and an oversubscribed capital raise of £13m.

Lombard Odier Investment Managers launches four Target Net Zero strategies

The strategies target a higher level of yield than the investment grade index, utilising insights from LOIM’s credit and sustainable research to understand the credit-worthiness of the underlying issuers to pay back their debt.

BlueBay launches new public debt Impact-Aligned Bond Fund

Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has launched a strategy which enables fixed income investors to allocate for positive impact by investing in liquid public debt markets.

ESG interest drives ETF expansion in Europe

Institutional investors finding opportunities in seeding new launches

Amundi bets on ETF growth with Lyxor acquisition

Firm to move to second place in Europe behind BlackRock

What does the road to recovery look like for investors?

Ninety-One’s Clyde Rossouw and Abrie Pretorius, managers of the St. James’s Place Worldwide Income Fund and co-managers of the St. James’s Place Global Quality Fund, discuss the risks and opportunities available across the current global

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