08/08/2014
Ivy Investment Management Finalizes Adoption of Selector Management Fund SICAV
An umbrella UCITS fund range domiciled in Luxembourg
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08/08/2014
Aviva beats expectations
Indeed, the unit’s overall combined ratio (of claims to premiums) improved by 0.7 percentage points to a solidly profitably 95.5 per cent.
08/08/2014
Standard Life Investments revamps £420m property fund
Standard Life Investments has refocused its £420 million Select Property fund to emphasise direct holdings over real estate shares.
08/08/2014
Royal London weighs own brand platform plans
Royal London acquired Ascentric in 2007
08/07/2014
UK's Mercia Launches Tax-Optimizing Digital Economy Fund
Mercia’s investment team has strong relationships in the technology sector, including long-term partnerships with eight universities, and can access opportunities not generally available to private investors.
08/07/2014
Ledbury launches maiden equity and special sits hedge fund
The Ledbury Capital Master Fund Ltd, which launched in July, runs a European-focused value-driven equity and special situations strategy.
08/07/2014
KBC Groupe Q2 net profit down 39 percent
Q2 net interest income stood at 1 047 million euros Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage
08/07/2014
Henderson Group H1 Profit Surges
Asset management company Henderson Group Plc Thursday reported first-half profit before tax from total operations of 209.7 million pounds, significantly up from 72.0 million pounds a year ago.
08/07/2014
Standard and Friends to launch new drawdown offerings in 2015
Paul Matthews, chief executive of Standard Life UK and Europe, said the company was set to launch a new drawdown product in 2015.
08/07/2014
Zurich profit up 10 per cent for half-year
We are very pleased with how our business is maintaining growth
08/07/2014
Aviva sees value of new UK life business fall 21%
The drop was announced in annual results which showed group operating profit of £1.1bn, up 4 per on 2013
08/06/2014
UBI Banca, Ageas and BNP Paribas Cardif Redefine their Strategic Partnership
UBI Banca, Ageas and BNP Paribas Cardif redefine their strategic partnership in the non- life Banc assurance secto
08/06/2014
L&G profits boosted by jump in bulk annuities
Insurer Legal & General's profits rise 9pc on increases in annuity sales, insurance premiums and savings
08/06/2014
Pensions: a brave new world
He says current drawdown solutions with limited investment options, which some providers may offer, could be asking for trouble, and that increased governance will be placed on advisers and providers when dealing with a new type of drawdown client.
08/06/2014
ING Boosted by Insurance Unit
Dutch Bank Reports Rise in Second-Quarter Profit
08/06/2014
Rice & Russell receive FCA approval for new funds
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved four new funds from Sanditon, the firm created by former Cazenove managers Tim Russell and Chris Rice.
08/06/2014
Aegon UK working with IFAs to boost protection division
Speaking as the company hired two people to help drive the growth of the protection division, Mr Grant said that Aegon had exciting and ambitious plans for the business.
08/05/2014
BNP Paribas REIM Germany reaches €94m 2014 debt acquisition
BNP Paribas REIM Germany, participating in a junior loan tranche of €24m of the Düsseldorfer Hypothekenbank as its latest deal, has now acquired €94m in debt year to date for its credit funds, and said it expects to conclude more transactio
08/05/2014
SLI profits up sharply on big increase in fee revenue
Operating profit at parent group Standard Life + rose more than 10% over the period from £304 million to £339 million
08/05/2014
Praemium to sell Smartfund range in Europe, Asia and Middle East
It has also increased the level of active management on its five Smartfund sub funds, and has restructured the portfolio range from an authorised unit trust structure to an open ended investment company structure.