United Kingdom
Investment | 17 Aug 15
ANALYSIS: Should investors worry as interest rate inertia creeps?
Conjecture over the timing of the first UK rate rise is becoming almost as routine as the industry’s misplaced adaptation to the ‘abnormal’ 0.5% rate presently in place.
United Kingdom | 17 Aug 15
L&G headquarters closure threatens jobs and clients, says union
A plan by insurance and investment giant Legal & General which could see it shut down its headquarters in Surrey will impact severely on customers, a trade union for finance workers has warned.
Offshore Bonds | 14 Aug 15
Sanlam UK wealth unit launches retirement income service
Sanlam Private Wealth, the UK wealth management arm of South African insurer Sanlam Group, has launched a retirement income service aimed at tackling the twin issues of living longer than expected and the huge range of investment choices.
Axa Wealth adds AllianceBernstein funds to wrap platform
Axa Wealth has added 11 AllianceBernstein funds to its wrap platform following this year’s pension reforms, their first offering to the UK retail investment market.
Sanlam expands UK wealth planning operation
The UK wealth planning arm of South African insurance giant Sanlam Group has expanded its assets in Britain to over £1bn with the acquisition of an advice firm in southern England.