slis alternatives assets up as gars balloons
Standard Life GARS had grown to a staggering £21.1bn at the end of 2012, with alternative strategies counting for more than one-fifth of Standard Life Investment's (SLI) total AUM.
Standard Life GARS had grown to a staggering £21.1bn at the end of 2012, with alternative strategies counting for more than one-fifth of Standard Life Investment's (SLI) total AUM.
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Standard Life has bagged itself a bargain, acquiring Newton Private Clients for around £83.5m in a move that will more than triple its AUM.
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Despite a lot of talk about M&A, consolidation and that there are too many fund groups and funds – certainly too many poor-performing ones – nothing has changed on the product manufacturing side of our industry.
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Newton's sales of its private client arm has taken a step change in progress with Standard Life reported to be in exclusive discussions over the £90m acquisition.
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Standard Life has appointed firm stalwart David Tiller as its first head of platform propositions.
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Rather than 2013 being a continuation of a risk on/risk off approach, Keith Skeoch suggests this year investors will start to be more precise about where risk will be rewarded, with a greater empahsis on property and equities.
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The Share Centre has started off 2013 by adding six funds to its Platinum 120 list of favourite funds.
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Standard Life Investments has launched an emerging markets income fund for Mark Vincent.
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The management team on the £13bn Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund (GARS) have questioned if Canada should be regarded as a safe haven.
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Distribution post-RDR may see life companies getting back into the investment game, building up their own substantial sales forces of restricted advisers.
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Standard Life Investments has hired former Pimco portfolio analyst Rickey Thevakarrunai as a fund analyst.
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Standard Life Investments has brought in ex-JPMorgan man Adam Rudd to bulk its multi-asset team up following the departure of three members to Invesco Perpetual.
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