RL360° rebrands CMI after acquisition
The RL360° Group has rebranded its recently acquired firm Clerical Medical International Insurance Company (CMI) as RL360° Services, the insurer has announced.
Companies
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Standard Life’s 1825 buys London-based IFA Baigre Davies
Standard Life’s 1825 has announced its third acquisition in three weeks after agreeing to buy London-based IFA Baigre Davies – shortly after confirming the purchase of Scottish wealth management advice business Munro Partnership and Norwich-based Almary Green.
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Just Retirement merges with rival in £1.4bn deal
British annuity providers Just Retirement and Partnership Assurance have completed a £1.4bn ($2bn, €1.8bn) merger which saw it relaunch on the London Stock Exchange Monday as JRP Group.
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Julius Baer takes majority stake in Italy’s Kairos IM
Swiss private banking group Julius Baer has acquired an additional 60.1% stake in Milan-based Kairos Investment Management for €276m (£220.9m, $314.3m), taking its total ownership to 80%.
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Axa finalises €189m sale of Portuguese units to Ageas
French insurance giant Axa has completed the sale of its operations in Portugal to Belgian insurer Ageas for €189m ($215m, £151m), the company has announced.
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Tilney Bestinvest acquires Towry for £600m
Tilney Bestinvest has agreed to acquire Towry from private equity parent Palamon Capital Partners for £600m ($853.4m, €748.8m).
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Bangkok-based MBMG co-founder Graham Macdonald to retire
MBMG Group co-founder and managing director, Graham Macdonald, has confirmed that he will retire from his post in Thailand at the end of May.
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Allianz to sell €4.5bn cache of Italian life policies
Insurance giant Allianz is looking to sell a portfolio of life insurance policies in Italy worth €4.5bn ($5.09bn, £3.6bn) as it struggles to cope with rock-bottom interest rates, Reuters has reported.
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OMW caps exit fees for customers aged 55+
Old Mutual Wealth is reducing its exit fees on traditional UK pension contracts, putting a 5% cap in place for all customers aged 55 or older.
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BlackRock to embark on biggest layoff in its history
BlackRock reportedly plans to cut 400 jobs during the coming two weeks in what would be the largest layoff in its history.
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Royal London life and pension business up 40%
Royal London’s new life and pensions business rose 40% to £6.8bn ($9.7bn, €8.6bn) in 2015, following improved operating efficiency initiatives embedded across the business.
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Financial services complaints down
Financial services firms in the UK received 2.11 million new complaints between July and December 2015, a decrease of 1.4% compared with the previous six months, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.