Companies
Investors Trust Assurance moves to a bigger office in DIFC
Investors Trust Assurance, an offshore insurance and investment company, has moved to a bigger office within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Sustainable and reliable income is key to returns in 2017
There are great opportunities in the coming year for investment in companies that offer sustainable and reliable dividend growth prospects, says James Lamont, managing director, lead global equity product strategist at BlackRock.
PEOPLE MOVES: Aegon, First Names Group, Amundi
The chief executive of Aegon Central & Eastern Europe is to retire in 2017, with the Dutch insurer announcing additional senior leadership changes. First Names Group has a new managing director of its Singapore business, while Amundi has appointed a deputy director to oversee the merger with Pioneer Investments.
Pacific Asset Management bolsters senior team with two hires
Pacific Investments group has hired former HSBC multi-asset portfolio manager Will Bartleet and Deutsche Bank’s former global head of risk factors Louis Cucciniello to help build up its newly formed multi-asset business, Pacific Asset Management (PAM).
ANALYSIS: Out-of-step Alliance Trust divides analysts with review
Rumblings of restructure have been ongoing at Alliance Trust for many years. But those looking for seismic shifts from the investment trust’s much anticipated strategic review, are liable to have been disappointed on Thursday.