Europe
French asset manager to pay €250m to investors unable to access their funds since 2020
Over 50 instances were identified where hospitality had been received by H2O employees but was not properly declared
Zurich reports ‘record’ life business operating profit in H1
Life business growth was primarily driven by the EMEA region
Utmost International receives ‘notable upgrade’ to A (Superior) ratings from AKG
The Utmost International business has demonstrated ‘significant momentum’ in scale and strength
Stonehage Fleming hires Jayne Franks from Sotheby’s as group head of HR
She was senior vice president HR for Europe at Sotheby’s
BNP Paribas in exclusive talks to buy AXA IM for €5.4bn
The closing of the transaction is expected by mid-2025 once regulatory approvals have been obtained




