Standard Life
People Moves | 2 Jun 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Columbia Threadneedle, Theam, RBC WM, Kames
Columbia Threadneedle hires a new director of the Middle East, while Theam, a BNP Paribas Investment Partners unit, names a head of ETFs and indexed funds. David Ennett leaves Standard Life Investments to join Kames Capital.
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.
Standard Life shareholders reject CEO Skeoch’s pay packet
Nearly a quarter of shareholders voted against Standard Life’s remuneration package, despite the company’s chief executive Ketih Skeoch agreeing to a last-minute pay cut.
Retirement | 13 May 16
The Great British financial procrastination
UK adults spend more time organising their music collections, photos, and wardrobes, than they do reviewing their pensions and long term savings plans, according to research from investment savings specialists Standard Life Savings.
Bosera, SLI to launch EM fund in Hong Kong
In an east-west asset management partnership, SLI and Shenzhen-based Bosera International launched the Emerging Opportunities Bond Fund in Hong Kong on Monday.