10/07/2016
Aviva fined $10.5 million by UK FCA over outsourcing
The penalty is the latest for Aviva from the FCA after the insurer was fined £17.6 million in 2015 for failing to manage conflicts of interest among funds in its fixed-income business
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10/07/2016
OMGI replaces Rogge on bond fund; management brought in-house
Follows sale of Rogge to Allianz GI
10/06/2016
Standard Life Investments Extends Ryder Cup Deal to Paris 2018
Standard Life Investments, confirmed that it has extended its ground-breaking sponsorship of The Ryder Cup to include the 2018 contest, which will be played at Le Golf National, Paris, France, from September 28-30 2018.
10/06/2016
Hedge funds: Coming up short
Research strongly pointed against the consensus of polls, markets and pundits to the UK voting to leave the EU
10/06/2016
Mark Barnett to hand over Invesco Select investment trust
Mark Barnett is to stand down from the trust after a decade of running its UK equities portfolio
10/06/2016
Catella lead manager in planned capital raising and secondary listing of Baltic Horizon
In connection with the capital raising, Catella Bank will once again play a central role.
10/06/2016
Global asset manager Launches EMD Unconstrained SICAV
The investment approach will be highly selective in building a portfolio of best ideas from each segment of the asset class
10/06/2016
Ex-Odey manager launches first fund for boutique firm
The new firms has also made two senior hires.
10/05/2016
Sterling falls below $1.27 for first time since 1985
It seems unlikely that sentiment is changing to the better.
10/05/2016
Premier Asset Management float allows Electra to cash in
Based on the offer price, Electra's investment in Premier has a value of £46m
10/05/2016
Delta Lloyd strengthens position of Dutch and Belgian life insurance businesses
We will retain our commercial operations in Belgium, dedicated to this important market.
10/05/2016
Source and Rothschild RBIS launch US low vol equal risk ETF
The index is rebalanced monthly and reviewed quarterly.
10/04/2016
Citadel hedge fund traders share £70 million pay day
Citadel recruited an extra 16 money managers this year, taking its roster of investors to 86.
10/04/2016
Colliers International acquires Icade Asset Management, Conseil
The move to buy the asset management and investor advisory services platforms adds more than €2bn of assets under management to Colliers International’s books
10/04/2016
German Asset Management: Investors climb the risk ladder
It is only now that insurers are adjusting their portfolios to meet EU Solvency II requirements and increase durations to match liabilities.
10/04/2016
Premier Asset Management launches £140m IPO
Its directors and senior management team have agreed to lock-ups on the back of the IPO.
10/04/2016
Which were the most popular funds with our clients in September?
Jason Hollands, Managing Director at Bestinvest looks at the top ten funds that proved most popular with clients using the Bestinvest Online Investment Service in September.
10/04/2016
GAM: Acquisition of Cantab completed
The acquisition is expected to be accretive to GAM's underlying earnings per share in the first full year of ownership.
10/04/2016
Retail Asset Manager Float Set to Raise £64M
The company is expected to begin trading on the AIM market on 7 October 2016.
10/04/2016
Aviva pursuing plan to become ‘digital-first’ insurer
But what does that shift mean for Aviva when it’s becoming abundantly clear that there is no insurance policy for the social, economical and political headwinds on the horizon?