Industry
Best Practice | 25 Apr 17
Royal London offers ‘pioneering’ life cover for diabetics
UK insurance giant Royal London has created life cover specifically designed for people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, which the life insurer describes as a first for the British protection market.
Latin America | 25 Apr 17
Argentina ‘spying’ on footballer Messi over Panama Paper links
Barcelona football legend Lionel Messi is being followed by an Argentinian government spy, according to a sensational report in the country’s local media.
PEOPLE MOVES: Momentum UK, Russell Investments, Hermes
Industry veteran Peter Mann has reappeared at Momentum UK, while Russell Investments is banking on an ex-BlackRock man to head up its Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Hermes has named a head of fixed income.
Retirement | 25 Apr 17
UK ombudsman blasts Sipp transfer into Ukrainian property fund
A UK investment firm provided a client with “unsuitable advice” after recommending he invest nearly £50,000 (€58,937, $63,995) of his savings in an unregulated Ukrainian property scheme that later ran into trouble.
Strong pension business helps SJP net inflows rise to £2bn in Q1
UK-based wealth manager St James’s Place (SJP) has reported net inflows of £1.99bn in the first quarter of 2017, bringing assets under management (AUM) to nearly £80bn, helped by solid growth in its pensions business.