United Kingdom
Just Retirement merges with rival in £1.4bn deal
British annuity providers Just Retirement and Partnership Assurance have completed a £1.4bn ($2bn, €1.8bn) merger which saw it relaunch on the London Stock Exchange Monday as JRP Group.
Macro Views | 1 Apr 16
Investors ‘piling in’ to the dollar, says deVere’s Stanton
Investors are pinning their hopes on the dollar after sterling hit a nine-day high against the currency earlier this week and they will continue to do so over fears of a Brexit vote in June, says deVere group’s head of foreign exchange, James Stanton.
Macro Views | 1 Apr 16
Data key as wealth managers gear up for volatile summer
Like Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve, it would appear that UK wealth managers are planning to be very data dependent in the second quarter.
Best Practice | 1 Apr 16
UK academies launch best practice workshops
With advisers scrambling to stay up-to-date with an ever-changing market, SimplyBiz and Bankhall have both announced that they will host UK workshops aimed at supporting advisers’ ongoing development.
Royal London life and pension business up 40%
Royal London’s new life and pensions business rose 40% to £6.8bn ($9.7bn, €8.6bn) in 2015, following improved operating efficiency initiatives embedded across the business.