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Prudential prepares historic split for US business

The move could see the insurer list its American arm on a US stock exchange

New €10m fund aims to harness Covid-19 ‘volatility’

Insignia Financial‘s high-net-worth client profile is typically family wealth investors, with €7 million portfolio sizes including some ’household names‘

Climate emergency: Baillie Gifford attacked for “hypocrisy”

They accused it of failing to practice what it preaches, and said it cannot be trusted on climate change.

Nurturing the perfect eco-system for alternative funds

It's a trend we’re seeing play out equally across the GCC region. And with good reason.

Maxime Carmignac: diversity has to be about more than ticking boxes

The asset management industry needs to look beyond gender when it comes to improving its deep lack of diversity, Maxime Carmignac, Diversity Project board member has said.

Transact platform development racks up £9m bill

He described not investing in this way as a “risk to the business.”

Aviva enjoys record profits in first results under new boss

Maurice Tulloch says shake-up is reaping rewards but faces UK storm bill and coronavirus uncertainty

IFS retirement provision analysis

Understanding remains low, but evidence shows people in their 40s and 50s taking more precise predictions of when they’ll retire, suggesting a greater awareness than in the past

Majedie takes control of £1.1bn Barnett trust

This piles more pressure on Mr Barnett, who is co-head of UK equities at Invesco.

REYL Group strengthens partnership with Swiss Paralympic ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games

The REYL Group is very proud to support them, as they fully embody the business’ core values of passion, excellence, humility and determination.

EdR unifies European RE businesses and names CEO

As a result of the consolidation, REIM will have CHF 11.4bn in assets under management.

Gemway Assets transforms FCP funds range into Sicav for global scale-up

"Therefore, and after discussing it with many actors in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy and Israël, we created the Sicav GemFunds."

How HFs can up their game on talent retention and promotion

Some firms may be sceptical of the research that indicates that increased D&I correlates to improved performance.

Barclays under investor pressure over fossil fuel stance

Jupiter Asset Management to back campaign resolution calling for halt to investment

Pension adviser loses £200,000 fee fight with Aviva

As CBRE made the decision to move its employees to a new pensions platform, the company terminated his services following the introduction of auto-enrolment.

Investor appetite for infrastructure on the up

Respondents pointed to investor concerns surrounding economic uncertainty, the Brexit deal, ongoing stock market volatility and a preference for predictable income as drivers for the trend.

Darwall exit leads to £4.3bn outflows at Jupiter

Despite these outflows, Jupiter's total assets under management increased by £100m over the course of 2019 to £42.8b as a result of positive market movements.

Jupiter expands European strategy with smaller companies fund launch

The unconstrained fund will invest in a high conviction, concentrated portfolio of approximately 50-60 smaller companies that are listed in, or heavily exposed to Europe.

Spanish insurer Mutua Madrileña takes 20% stake in Alantra's alternatives arm

Both parties have agreed to co-invest equally pouring collectively €100m.

Price war engulfs nine in 10 advisers

The remaining 26 per cent reported their clients’ overall costs had come down organically due to price reductions out of the adviser's control.

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