Aviva
People Moves | 5 Jul 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Friends Provident, Old Mutual, Legal & General
Friends Provident International and Old Mutual Global Investors have announced senior appointments in Asia. Legal & General Investment Management has created a new head of wealth management role and Axa IM has boosted its UK distribution efforts with its latest recruit.
Aviva buys Royal Bank of Canada insurance business
UK insurer Aviva has strengthened its market position in the Canadian market with the acquisition of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) General Insurance Company.
Multi-strategy funds limit post-Brexit losses
The three largest multi-strategy funds for sale in Europe have fared better than most other absolute return funds since the UK’s shock vote to leave the EU. However, the Standard Life GARS fund continues to underperform its peers on a longer-term basis.
People Moves | 24 May 16
PEOPLE MOVES: BSI Bank, BlackRock, Aegon…
On what has been a very trying day for Switzerland-headquartered BSI Bank, the company’s chief executive has stepped down with immediate effect. BlackRock has poached its new senior managing director from a Canadian pension fund, while Aegon’s managing director for retail is to retire after 30 years with the company.
Investment | 19 May 16
Seven themes shaping financial markets and investments
The long term trend of easily securing healthy returns is coming to an end and investors now face the challenge of how
to generate reliable capital growth and income. Aviva Investors has identified seven drivers of long term investment returns. They can be seen by clicking through the following pages.