Legal & General

Retirement | 27 Sep 16

UK insurer Legal & General (L&G) said its retirement unit is on track to double its new business sales in 2016, reporting sales of £5.4bn (€6.2bn, $6.9bn) on Tuesday.

People Moves | 27 Sep 16

L&G has appointed ex-chief executive of Scottish Widows to its board of directors, while MUFG names its new business development director for EMEA. SuMi Trust has hired Yukihiro Murota as the head of its international unit as SYZ Asset Management finds a new head of sales for Italy.

Commodities | 26 Sep 16

With gold having been one of 2016’s most popular defensive strategies against persisting low returns and the struggle for income, Legal & General Investment Management’s multi-index fund range manager Justin Onuekwusi outlines four alternatives to gold for the post-Brexit world.

People Moves | 20 Sep 16

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.

People Moves | 15 Sep 16

Orbis Access hires Old Mutual International’s Marcel Bradshaw to head up its UK retail division, while the Ascentric platform appoints Simon Gully to a newly appointed role. LGIM lures its new head of head of DC solutions from JPM Asset Management, while ex-Baring chief investment officer Ken Lambden is hired as part of a senior management shake-up.