04/14/2019
Happy 75th birthday: the taxman’s brought you an extra charge
Older savers who have not dipped into their pots could face a big bill
Alternative Investments
04/14/2019
Top European markets ‘continue to draw Mena investors’
This has led to huge investment domestically via PIF, the Saudi Sovereign Wealth fund.
04/12/2019
MFS launches new global equity fund
This new fund seeks out companies believed to be undervalued relative to their intrinsic value.
04/12/2019
Howden unit to become a top five broker following major deal
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
04/12/2019
True Potential platform adds £1.6bn
The company's annual turnover climbed to £121m in 2018, up 23 per cent from £99m in 2017 and £69m in 2016.
04/12/2019
The Generali Group to open first boutique in Italy
The Generali Group will invest EUR1 billion in the first fund of ThreeSixty Investments, as strategic capital.
04/11/2019
Legal & General mulls in-house lifetime mortgage advice
Subject to regulatory approval, a lifetime mortgage advice service would form part of the retail retirement division of L&G.
04/11/2019
Market movements boost Aum of Polar Capital
There were net outflows of an average of £30m a month for the first three months of 2019, but the company stated for April so far, there have been net inflows.
04/11/2019
Italy's Generali to invest €1bn in new asset management company ThreeSixty Investments
The new asset management company will run its strategy and operations independently, fully leveraging both on the partners’ expertise and entrepreneurial mindset, and on Generali’s scale and global reach.
04/11/2019
Aviva, Hargreaves Lansdown, LGIM and more discuss the jump to 8%
How will the public react to this sizeable increase?
04/11/2019
Zurich, CoverWallet expand SME insurance platform in Europe following "exceptional results"
Zurich claims that the process, from real-time quotation through to the final sale, will be conducted online and can be completed within one minute.
04/11/2019
Sylwia Toczyska Shortlisted for Top Woman in Real Estate Award 2019
The initiative, which is organised for the second time, aims to recognise and award women with special professional skills
04/10/2019
Värde bolsters real estate platform in Spain
The assets will be managed and developed by Aelca
04/09/2019
BlackRock reveals aim to become one of China's top asset managers
Focused on building onshore presence
04/09/2019
Munich Re's ERGO sells three insurance subsidiaries to Generali in consolidation strategy
Earlier in Feb. 2019, ERGO sold its Russian non-life business to Moscow-based P&C insurer RESO-Garantia.
04/09/2019
Vervoer replaces Robeco with Achmea for fiduciary management
The services to be outsourced to Achmea are the selection and monitoring of asset managers
04/09/2019
Hargreaves and Share Centre to buy £1.5bn of JPMorgan assets
The Share Centre is a strong advocate of investment trusts.
04/09/2019
UK parliament pension fund takes first step towards fossil fuel divestment
Exclusive: trustees reconsidering rules of investments to take account of climate change risk
04/09/2019
Premier Asset Management boosts annual assets under management by 6.3%
In common with much of the industry, we did however experience net outflows from our UK equity funds, a sector which has been out of favour with investors for some months now.
04/09/2019
Gallagher completes UK acquisition of Stackhouse Poland
Michael Rea, CEO of the UK Retail division at Gallagher, said: “Stackhouse Poland is a fantastic business that strengthens our specialist businesses, expands our route to market and, importantly, extends our customer choice.