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Aviva Investors poaches former SLI director for multi-asset fund

Aberdeen Standard Investments seeks healthy returns with Harley Street acquisition

Medical district of London offers less volatility than other London offices, it claims

The calm before the storm: 'Investors should be worried'

Some investors and analysts have been surprised by the calmness of financial markets at a time of political and economic uncertainty. Sarfraz Thind talks to seven senior investment professionals working with insurance assets about their prognosis for the future.

SLI insurance director joins Aviva Investors

Iain Forrester appointed head of insurance investment strategy, global investment solutions

M&A: tipping the scales

With a squeeze on fees and increased competition, the asset management world is realising the need for scale. Insurers have already started on the M&A trail, but there appears to be much more on the way. Sarfraz Thind reports

Institutional outflows dampen Standard Life's half-year results

Investors are cautious ahead of the insurer's merger with Aberdeen Asset Management

Aberdeen acquires Taiwanese equity fund manager

Value Partners Concord Asset Management will become part of the Standard Life group

Turning away from tradition: Generali targets €9trn insurance asset market

Insurer will establish an insurance solutions team focussed on SME lending, private equity and private debt

Diversified Growth Funds - manna or mania?

Diversified growth funds promise equity-like returns with fixed income-type capital charges. It certainly looks an interesting proposition for insurers in the current low yield world. But how well do the promises stack up? Sarfraz Thind reports

The insurance asset management gold rush

Enticed by lucrative revenues, insurers are pushing into the asset management business like never before. Insurer-affiliated managers are currently some of the fastest growing in the world. With regulations and low rates driving increased insurer third-party asset outsourcing, the industry is in a prime position to pick up more business. Sarfraz Thind reports