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Standard Life Aberdeen profits take a hit in "tough market"
07 August 2018Challenging market conditions led to a 12% drop in pre-tax profits for Standard Life Aberdeen
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Hedging and affiliates boost Axa fortunes
02 August 2018Higher fees and product mix benefit Axa Investment Managers and US asset management unit Alliancebernstein
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ASI survey highlights growing ESG integration in smart beta strategies
31 July 2018Over three-quarters of surveyed asset owners are considering ESG integration although only 24% currently using a smart beta ESG strategy
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World Bank’s launch C$1bn bond to invest in women and young people
30 July 2018Insurance companies, asset managers and pension funds make up 39% of the 40 investors committed to the bond
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Australian and New Zealand financial sectors commit to sustainable finance roadmap
27 July 2018Impact investing has grown from $1.2bn in 2015 to $5.8bn in 2017 according to local impact investing association
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Axa IMRA appoints Switzerland country head
23 July 2018Frederick Widl will take the role in February of next year
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AllianzGI finances Uruguayan solar plants - UPDATED
19 July 2018Investment is second investment in Latin America, and first bond investment with IDB Invest
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Prince of Wales says insurers need to step up on sustainability
11 July 2018Events organised by the Prince of Wales can't be publicised, so it was a running joke among the attendees of his finance leaders' summit at St James Palace to ask how one had heard about the event. Surrounded by tapestries, art works, swords and powder guns hanging from the walls, 70 finance leaders were asked to commit to concrete actions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Vincent Huck got a glimpse through the door.
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Phoenix and Aberdeen launch fund financing strategy
27 June 2018Aiming to capture private markets’ illiquidity premia
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How regulatory data can unlock the door to competitive advantage
26 June 2018The data in Solvency II quantitative reporting templates can be used to gain insight and edge, David Walker reports.