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People Moves | news 28 Jan 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Julius Baer, Legal & General, Emirates NBD…
Swiss private bank Julius Baer named its new chief executive for the UK and Ireland, while Legal & General promoted from within to fill its Cofunds chairman role. Emirates NBD appointed a new wealth management chief investment officer, Vestra Wealth added to its private office, and SBG appointed a new head of lender relationships.
Hansard posts hefty recovery in new business sales
Specialist long-term savings provider Hansard Global has unveiled an impressive 136% growth rate in new business premiums for the three months to December 2015 over the same quarter in 2014, helped by a large investment from its founder Leonard Polonsky.
Survey: Low-yield world seen as the big challenge
A majority of institutional investors want to diversify away from “highly correlated” stocks and bonds and are concerned about meeting long-term liabilities.
Retirement | news 27 Jan 16
Rate of UK flexible pension drawdowns slows
The number of people taking advantage of the new pension freedoms dropped by 13.3% between the third and fourth quarters of 2015, with the total value of funds released down by nearly a third.
Tax & Regulation | news 27 Jan 16
Talk of UK commissions return draws ire
A return to commission payments would be a huge step backwards and contrary to the retail distribution review, said industry leaders after the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) interim chief executive failed to rule out a return to commission payments.