Jasper Berens to leave JP Morgan
Jasper Berens, head of UK funds at JP Morgan Asset Management, is leaving the firm to “pursue other opportunities”.
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UK gilt funds top FE’s passive crown ratings
Over a third (38%) of UK gilt funds have been awarded FE’s five passive crown rating, while index-linked gilts and sterling corporate bond funds received none.
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Deutsche Bank confirms €2bn float of asset management arm
Deutsche Bank has confirmed plans to list its asset management division DWS for €2bn on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Pension freedoms behind wave of ‘silver splitters’
Although divorce can cut a swathe through your retirement plans, pension freedoms are thought to have embolden some to make the leap into a single life, research from Prudential has revealed.
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Phoenix £6bn offshore bond grab opens market to last players
The acquisition of Standard Life Aberdeen’s UK and European insurance arm will net closed book insurer Phoenix Group around £6bn in offshore bonds, the company has confirmed.
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Standard Life Aberdeen reports £31bn outflows
Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) has reported outflows of £31bn in its first annual results as a combined entity following the £11bn merger between Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management last year.
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Pearson returns to the black
Academic publisher Pearson returned to profit in 2017 after posting a loss of nearly £2.5bn in 2016, its annual results showed today.
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RBS breaks nine-year string of losses with £752m profit
RBS has returned its first bottom-line profit in 10 years, despite City analysts predicting the bank’s string of losses would continue.
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Standard Life Aberdeen to sell insurance arm for £3bn
Standard Life Aberdeen is to sell its UK and European life insurance business to consolidator Phoenix Group in a £3bn cash and shares deal.
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Hermes EOS targets VW and Rio Tinto on climate change and diversity
Volkswagen and Rio Tinto are among the firms Hermes EOS team will be targeting on issues like climate change, board diversity and executive pay ahead of this year’s AGM season.
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Researchers launch IHT portfolio index
Portfolios targeting inheritance tax mitigation have a new benchmark.
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UK opens cryptocurrency inquiry
Bitcoin, ether and other digital currencies are to come under scrutiny in the UK after the Treasury Committee announced on Thursday it has launched an inquiry into digital currencies and the technology behind them.
