Adviser satisfaction unswayed by costly platform tech upgrades
Aviva and Aegon issues see other groups stay cautious
Aviva and Aegon issues see other groups stay cautious
UK exit must be approved by 75% of local shareholders
Move is latest in a series of hires for multi-asset and macro team
Axa Framlington Blue Chip Equity Income fund has returned 1.8% over one year
Negative UK equities sentiment hits Threadneedle fund
Aviva Investors has expanded its multi manager team with a double hire
Aviva Investors chief executive Euan Munro has demonstrated his ambitions for the business with a raid of the equities team at Aberdeen Standard Investments, the merged entity of his former employer Standard Life Investments (SLI).
Franklin Templeton Investments has hired a manager who exited Aviva Investors as part of its multi-asset restructure.
Aviva Investors’ Paul Parascandalo and Thomas Wells believe the UK brings little to the global party while there is everything to play for in the emerging markets and US sectors.
While the AIMS Target Return Fund has delivered its volatility pledge, barely budging in reaction to China growth fears in 2015 and 2016, or to Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as president of the US, it has missed its return target by a significant amount.
Aviva Investors’ Richard Rainback has left the business and joined Allfunds Bank as a fund analyst.
Aviva has been forced to issue another apology to advisers after they were wrongly sent a notification that the value of their clients’ portfolios had dropped by more than 10%.