07/18/2023
Zurich Launches Embedded Insurance Solutions
The suite will support end-to-end customer experience, including quotes, purchasing, servicing, and claims.
Alternative Investments
07/18/2023
State Street Global Advisors to manage UK firm's two new funds
Foster Denovo will offer ‘broader investment options’ to its advisers
07/18/2023
Marco Capital buys Kelvin Re
Humboldt Re, Marco’s 100% owned Guernsey subsidiary, is the acquiring entity.
07/17/2023
BlackRock expects ‘trillions’ in bond fund investments
Plus, chief executives divided on UK pension reforms, government borrowing costs and Luxury and Power at the British Museum
07/17/2023
Europe, equity income and cash: The themes on investors’ minds in 2023’s opening half
In 2022, the sector accounted for 3.63% of research in the Investment Association universe but this climbed to 4.46% in 2023’s first half.
07/17/2023
Pension dashboard delay provides time to improve services, experts say
The best dashboards will provide easy routes for savers to find out what they need to know and make sense of the data they are being shown
07/14/2023
Investors withdraw £360mn a week from Royal London funds
The UK equity exposure has hurt the firm in other areas, its Large Cap UK equity fund has shrunk by about £500mn over the past 12 months.
07/14/2023
SEI Announces Acquisition of National Pensions Trust and Strategic Partnership with XPS
Deal Supports Long-Term Business Growth and Enhanced Member Outcomes
07/14/2023
Bellevue Asset Management: Advisers are our bridge to retail investors
The funds have identified 21 areas which can improve patient care and lower care costs.
07/14/2023
EQT AB (publ) Half-year report 2023
Management fees increased by 63%, which was partly offset by a decrease in carried interest
07/13/2023
Rising popularity of European bond ETFs as providers adapt
While concerns about liquidity persist, European bond ETFs are seeing increased innovation.
07/13/2023
Gen II Fund Services Initiates Major European Expansion with Acquisition of Crestbridge’s Private Equity and Real Estate Fund Administration Business
Acquisition Will Expand Gen II’s Private Capital Servicing Capabilities in Key European Jurisdictions and Increase Assets Under Administration to More Than $1 Trillion.
07/13/2023
Commerz Real sells Marriott hotel at Paris airport to AEW
The property subsidiary of Commerzbank acquired the property in 2002 at the time of completion as part of a sale-and-lease-back for its open-ended real estate fund Hausinvest.
07/13/2023
Wilfried Trombini on innovation through collaboration
Wilfried first walked through the doors of LuxSE when we were in a completely different location, just off the main shopping street of Luxembourg’s city centre.
07/12/2023
Nutmeg co-founder Nick Hungerford dies
In 2019, Hungerford had been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.
07/12/2023
Liquidation of Aegon AM Property Income fund to take longer than 24 months
Three properties remaining
07/12/2023
abrdn shuts Strategic Investment Allocation fund
Once held £1bn in AUM
07/12/2023
Janus Henderson: Company cash flow drops by 3% and hits record debt levels
Janus Henderson Corporate Debt index
07/11/2023
Apex Group adds significant real estate and proptech capabilities
Announces Retransform acquisition and JV with The Annet Group
07/11/2023
Banks rush to lock in cheap funding with record sales of ultra-safe debt
Financial sector turmoil and end of central bank support spurs €175bn issuance of covered bonds this year