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Are life companies finished?
The future of international life companies is “pretty well finished”, the chief executive of Novia Global told International Adviser’s Fund Links Forum on Thursday.
Vanguard launches fresh attack in price war
Vanguard has launched a new offensive against competitors in the ongoing fund price war with the introduction of its first actively-managed bond fund in the UK.
AXA sell off in Hong Kong sees high demand, press report
Around two dozen bidders are competing to buy the Hong Kong wealth management unit of French insurance giant Axa SA, according to Reuters.
Momentum ETFs: the friendly trend
August was a hot month for momentum ETFs. The equity funds which track shares doing well in the stock market saw record inflows of $300m (€250m) from European investors, Blackrock reported.
Generali sells Dutch business to local insurer for €143m
Italian insurer Generali has agreed to sell its Dutch operation to the former Fortis insurance arm ASR Nederland for €143m (£129m, $171m).