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NFU Mutual partners with local Chartered Financial Planning Firm, Thornton

NFU Mutual, the leading rural insurer, has announced an agreement with Isle of Man Chartered Financial Planners, Thornton Associates

Aviva to close three offices as post-merger cost cuts begin

Insurer merged with Friends Life earlier this year

Intrinsic drops four providers in protection panel review

Four providers have been removed from the list of companies offering protection products to Intrinsic’s restricted advisers.

Top sovereign wealth fund puts €1.2bn bet on corporate Ireland

The Government Pension Fund of Norway, the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, has built up a $1.34bn (€1.19bn) stake in Irish companies.

Asia’s Rich Seek Euros for Bargains in Apartments, Luxe Hotels

Diggle is just one of the wealthy Asia-based investors looking for bargains

Bond Gyrations So Extreme Even BlackRock Rewriting Risk Measures

In Germany, for example, yields on 10-year securities have surged from almost nothing

Investors Eyeball Iran Market

Firms consider entry if sanctions are lifted in connection with U.S.-Tehran nuclear talks

Hermes launches absolute return credit fund

Hermes Investment Management has added to its fixed income offering with the launch of the Hermes Absolute Return Credit fund.

Ecclesiastical to rebrand as EdenTree Investment Management

Ecclesiastical Investment Management is to rebrand as EdenTree Investment Management.

Schroders' Gareth Isaac comments 'With bond yields soaring, should investors take flight?' ....

Yields are climbing fast, but were dangerously low

Guernsey's Debt Draws Strong Demand

As investment opportunities go, a bond issued by the small island state of Guernsey is about as rare as they come

Bond Swings So Extreme Even BlackRock Rewrites Risk Measures

With $4.8 trillion in assets -- or about the size of Japan’s economy -- no one manages more money than BlackRock Inc. So, it’s worth paying attention when the firm says it’s time to cast aside its trusted models for assessing risk in bon

Hargreaves Lansdown adds three funds to Wealth 150

The funds are the recently-launched TM Sanditon UK, the £1bn FP Crux European Special Situations and the £103m Schroder Small Cap Discovery.

Marcin Kania, Citigroup Trader, Dies at 26 in Spain Drowning

Kania joined Citigroup as a vice president in May 2013

U.K. to Sell Half of Government’s 30% Stake in Royal Mail

Britain’s new government will sell half of its 30 percent stake in Royal Mail Plc

Vulture Funds Circle Greece Targeting Europe’s Best Trading Bet

Even with Greece running out of cash, talks deadlocked over releasing more aid and the government’s securities sliding in value,

German borrowing costs jump back above 1%

Germany’s benchmark 10-year government borrowing costs jumped above 1 per cent for the first time since September

Thesis launches UK equity only model portfolio

Through the partnership, Fusion will offer access to Thesis' seven model portfolios.

Bank of Ireland starts marketing inaugural CoCo - lead

The deal is expected to be rated B2/B- and will be callable after five-years

Rathbones cuts costs and launches fund in multi-asset revamp

As of August 1, Rathbones Unit Trust Management will cut the annual management charge on its multi-asset range and remove the administration fee from its ongoing charges figure.

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