Next profits up, but AXA Framlington steers clear
High street mainstay Next helped prop up the FTSE 100 this morning, having reported a year-on-year 0.3% rise in total sales over three months to end July.
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Axa inks strategic partnership with ecommerce giant Alibaba
French insurer Axa has entered into a worldwide strategic partnership to distribute its insurance products and services through the global ecommerce ecosystem of China’s Alibaba.
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AXA IM appoints new CFO
AXA Investment Managers has appointed Jean-Christophe Ménioux as general secretary and chief financial officer.
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AXA launches short duration bond fund
AXA Investment Managers has launched an inflation-focused, short duration bond fund
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PA ANALYSIS: Where are all the risk takers?
Outcome-based investing is the investment structure of the decade and is predicated on maximising risk management first and eeking out returns second.
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Axa sells off UK pensions and protection businesses
Axa has announced the sale of its UK pensions and protection businesses to the Phoenix Group.
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Axa goes cold turkey, divesting €1.8bn of tobacco assets
While the insurer takes a bold stance against big tobacco, its investment management arm will have a tougher time kicking the habit.
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Architas announces hires ahead of MPS launch
Architas said Thursday it has appointed Jonathan Arthur and Marcelle Williams to its distribution and marketing teams respectively.
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Cash flow key to current holdings – Axa IM’s Thomas
Cash flow remains the focus for Nigel Thomas, as worries over growth and the lack of policy tools persist.
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Standard Life buys Elevate as Axa confirms further UK disposal discussions
AXA has agreed to sell its wrap platform business to Standard Life and has confirmed it is in talks to dispose of its remaining UK life and savings assets.
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AXA IM hires new head of EM fixed income
AXA Investment Managers has appointed Michael Ganske as head of emerging markets fixed income, based in London.
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AXA IM launches absolute return service
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has re-hired Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard to spearhead the firm’s new liquid absolute return strategies service.
