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People Moves | 4 Oct 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Old Mutual, Investec W&I, Axa IM, Neptune
Old Mutual poaches ex-head of Aviva Life UK as its new customer champion czar, while Investec W&I promotes long-running executive for charities Louise Hall. Axa IM announces a casualty of its plan to merge its alternative solutions and structured finance teams as Neptune unveils a whole raft of changes to its US team.
Bank of Japan’s new weapon in inflation fight gets mixed reception
With news overnight that the Bank of Japan has unveiled a new form of stimulus, professional investors and economists reacted with mixed enthusiasm.
People Moves | 20 Sep 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Axa, Legal & General, Aegon
Axa Asia has named a chief executive of Life & Savings and Distribution, while Legal & General have added to its investment and pension risk transfer businesses with two appointments. Aegon Asset Management has bolstered its American real estate advice business with three people moves.
Investment | 19 Sep 16
Axa IM poaches Goldman’s absolute return team
Axa Investment Managers has hired Jérôme Brochard and Hector Chan from Goldman Sachs as part of Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard’s new liquid absolute return team, named Axa IM Chorus.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Sep 16
November cut on the cards after BoE holds rates
Economists expect another rate cut will materialise in November after the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously voted to hold rates at 0.25% on Thursday.