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PEOPLE MOVES: Manulife, JPMAM, Lombard International
Manulife is consolidating its wealth businesses and moving several key figures, while JPMAM has raided the UK Treasury to hire a chief market strategist for Europe and UK and Lombard International created a new chief operating officer role.
Emerging Markets | news 12 Sep 17
How Trump has helped EM equity managers
Donald Trump’s administration has presented more opportunities than problems for emerging market equity managers, argues GAM’s Tim Love.
Sipp sales offset Qrops slump at STM
UK financial services firm STM Group doubled its pre tax operating profit during the first six months of 2017, with new business from self-invested personal pension (Sipp) products helping offset the impact of the new government levy on transfers to foreign pension schemes.
Smart beta assets up 57%
Smart beta ETFs have gained significant market share in Asia Pacific but are struggling globally, according to Morningstar.
Cyberattack hits 5,400 Axa Insurance customers
Personal data belonging to around 5,400 Axa Insurance customers in Singapore was compromised in a cybersecurity incident.