barings appoints new chief operating officer
Baring Asset Management has appointed John Burns to take over from John Misselbrook who will retire at the end of the year after a decade with the firm.
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standard life asia launches new single premium plan
Standard Life Asia has launched a single premium investment-linked insurance product called the Aspire Investment Plan.
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threadneedle launches contrarian us fund
Threadneedle has launched a US Contrarian Equities fund that will be managed by Columbia Management.
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aegis and integro launch em business risk index
Insurance broker Integro and risk consultants Aegis Advisory have teamed up to create a constantly-updated, free-to-use online assessment of the 40 biggest emerging and frontier markets in the world.
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brazils global index adds research layer
Global Index International, a Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-based advisory firm, has created a research and analysis department.
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allan bell appointed iom chief minister
Allan Bell has been appointed chief minister of the Isle of Man.
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pimco beefs up its emerging market equity team
Pimco has added five new senior hires to its emerging market equity team across its London, New York and Singapore offices.
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look to latin america for growth says cross border life industry
Latin America is one of the most promising areas of growth in the world, according a poll of the offshore life industry.
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qrops divides cross-border life community
More than 40% of delegates polled at last month’s IA International Fund Links Forum said that the QROPS regime is under “serious threat”.
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ici unveils global fund association
The Investment Company Institute, the national association of US investment companies, has launched ICI Global.
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uae investors lead asia in fpis confidence survey
Investors in the UAE are more confident than their counterparts in Singapore and Hong Kong for the first time in 18 months, according to Friends Provident International’s quarterly survey.
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providence life launches qrops with integrated bond
Providence Life has launched a low initial investment QROPS with an integrated portfolio bond.