Author: Sonia Rach

  • Man Group appoints Wall Street titan

    Man Group appoints Wall Street titan

    Man Group has appointed Zoe Cruz as non-executive director, once-renowned as Fortune’s highest paid female and ranked among Forbes’ most powerful women in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

  • Fixed income drives 55% increase in RLAM inflows

    Fixed income drives 55% increase in RLAM inflows

    Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) reported a 55% increase in external gross inflows to £10.4bn in 2017, up from £6.7bn in 2016.

  • Columbia Threadneedle launches global credit fund

    Columbia Threadneedle launches global credit fund

    Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched a global absolute return credit strategy to mirror its existing Threadneedle Credit Opportunities Fund.

  • Aberdeen Standard director departs after 16 years

    Aberdeen Standard director departs after 16 years

    Aberdeen Standard Investments, formerly known as Standard Life Investments, has seen the departure of investment director Jonathan Gibbs after 16 years.

  • Escalation of Trump trade war could create opportunities

    Escalation of Trump trade war could create opportunities

    The potential for trade wars to escalate could create buying opportunities for investors as global stock markets tumbled overnight on President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on up to $60bn (£42bn) of Chinese products.

  • What Facebook’s privacy blunder means for tech

    What Facebook’s privacy blunder means for tech

    Earlier this week, the US Federal Trade Commission began investigating Facebook over privacy concerns around data used to influence the US election. Shares in the social media giant began to slide quickly after, but could this be a blow for all tech stocks?

  • Devil is in the dots: Widely-predicted Fed hike unsettles investors

    Devil is in the dots: Widely-predicted Fed hike unsettles investors

    The Federal Reserve’s dot plot unsettled markets as Jerome Powell delivered a widely expected rate hike in his first meeting since succeeding Janet Yellen as chair of the central bank.

  • Sterling spikes as wages up by 2.8%

    Sterling spikes as wages up by 2.8%

    Sterling was up against the dollar this morning as wages grew faster than expected, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Aberdeen Standard strikes funds deal with Virgin Money

    Aberdeen Standard strikes funds deal with Virgin Money

    Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has entered a strategic joint venture to provide asset management services for Virgin Money’s £3.7bn assets under management.

  • Mohammad Kamal Syed on why he loves Coutts

    Mohammad Kamal Syed on why he loves Coutts

    Mohammad Kamal Syed describes how as a globe-trotting computer geek he cut his teeth in investment banking before discovering his passion for providing family focused investment services at banking legend Coutts & Co.

  • Harwood acquires Southampton-based IFA

    Harwood acquires Southampton-based IFA

    Harwood Wealth Management has continued its buying spree with the purchase of Southampton-based IFA AE Financial Services from its parent company for £4.6m.

  • Aviva Investors high yield manager exits for French firm

    Aviva Investors high yield manager exits for French firm

    Axiom Alternative Investments has poached Aviva Investor’s Paul Gagey for the role of portfolio manager.