Regions
Phoenix £6bn offshore bond grab opens market to last players
The acquisition of Standard Life Aberdeen’s UK and European insurance arm will net closed book insurer Phoenix Group around £6bn ($8.35bn, €6.8bn) in offshore bonds, Phoenix Group’s head of corporate communications, Shellie Wells, confirmed to International Adviser.
SJP launches discretionary wealth management service in Asia
St James’s Place Wealth Management has launched discretionary managed accounts in Hong Kong, its first such offering in Asia.
Standard Life Aberdeen exits life insurance
Following the sale of Standard Life Aberdeen’s insurance arm to consolidator Phoenix Group for £3bn ($4.2bn, €3.4bn), the company will have no insurance business at all, a spokesperson confirmed to International Adviser.
M&G not liable after son steals from account
In a cautionary tale for investors passing down family names, the UK Financial Ombudsman Service has rejected a complaint from a man whose identically named son was able to fraudulently withdraw money from his M&G Securities account.
UAE lessons to drive Hansard’s global growth
Hansard’s UAE strategy is starting to pay off and is providing the template for other regions, chief executive Gordon Marr told International Adviser.