Investment
Investment | 23 Feb 18
Standard Life Aberdeen reports £31bn outflows
Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has reported outflows of £31bn (€35.2bn $43.3bn) in its first annual results as a combined entity following the £11bn merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management last year.
Generali to invest €3.5bn into ‘green’ sectors
Italy’s Generali Group is to increase investments in “green” sectors by €3.5bn (£3.1bn, $4.3bn) by 2020, mainly by ploughing money into bonds that finance environmentally beneficial projects and investing directly in cleaner infrastructure.
Investment | 22 Feb 18
Woodford flagship fund most sold in January
Neil Woodford’s flagship equity income vehicle topped The Share Centre’s most sold fund list in January, sharing the spotlight with several other big names in the UK retail space.
Alternatives | 22 Feb 18
UK opens cryptocurrency inquiry
Bitcoin, ether and other digital currencies are to come under scrutiny in the UK after the Treasury Committee announced on Thursday it has launched an inquiry into digital currencies and the technology behind them.
Investment | 21 Feb 18
Researchers launch IHT portfolio index
Portfolios targeting inheritance tax mitigation have a new benchmark.