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PEOPLE MOVES: Old Mutual director runs for Zimbabwe presidency
An Old Mutual director is to run for president of Zimbabwe, while Old Mutual Asset Management and Axa Asia are both losing their chief executives. Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has appointed a former Coutts & Co chief executive to head up its UK business.
PEOPLE MOVES: UK govt, Killik & Co, Australian Tax Office
UK prime minister Theresa May has reshuffled her cabinet as uncertainty mounts over how long the Conservative Party can hold on to power. The deputy Australian Tax Office commissioner has resigned after being being caught up in a fraud scandal, while Killik & Co has appointed a head of wealth planning.
Macro Views | 6 Apr 17
Most European insurers ignore responsible investment criteria
Only one-in-three European insurance companies take environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into account when investing, and most of these do so because of regulatory pressure, according to a survey by Axa IM.
Phoenix Group on growing and consolidating its brood
Having bought Axa Wealth and Abbey Life in 2016, Phoenix Life chief executive Andy Moss tells International Adviser about the group’s consolidation history and how it brings all of its new business on board.
Axa Wealth and Abbey Life acquisitions drive Phoenix growth
Phoenix Group is eyeing further acquisitions after Abbey Life and Axa Wealth added £22bn ($27.3bn, €25.4bn) in assets under management and more than 1.6 million policies to the life company consolidator’s books in 2016.