investment
Different Ways to do Research on Companies
Whether you are looking for a sound investment or need to look into potential suppliers or clients, your first port of call should be...
Europe : central banks buy half of Swedish bond
Central banks picked up nearly half of Sweden's EUR1 billion bond issued Tuesday, in a deal that was the cheapest-ever syndicated transaction completed in...
AXA Real Estate : completes €2.13 billion of transactions in H1 2011
AXA Real Estate Investment Managers announces that it has completed €2.13 billion of transactions in Europe on behalf of clients in the first half...
Friends Provident : International Investor Attitudes report reveals bright future for Singapore and UAE investors
The latest Friends Provident International (FPI) Investor Attitudes report released, reveals that investor confidence is at its highest level in Singapore and United Arab...
Standard Life : despite difficult financial climate Brits still natural savers
Two-fifths (41%) of Britons have saved the same amount of money, or more, in the last year compared with the same period 12 months...
AXA / Norges Bank : agree Paris office joint venture on €1.4 billion property portfolio
Norges Bank which manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global, and AXA Real Estate, real estate manager in Europe with €39.4 billion of assets...
Standard Life : Global Spotlight for May 2011
Should investors revise their commodity positions in the light of market movements in recent weeks? This depends on the reasons for investing and involves...
Investment company sector shows unbroken dividend records
Latest figures from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) suggest that consistent, reliable dividends continue to be a relevant strategy for a significant proportion...
RDT’s Landscape software partnership extended with Towergate
Insurance giant Towergate announces its plans to further extend its investment in Landscape, RDT’s flagship packaged insurance application, to support its growth goals.
Towergate implemented...
Generali : eyes real estate boost in U.S. and China
Assicurazioni Generali, Europe's third-largest insurer, plans to expand its real estate holdings to about 10 percent of its 330 billion euro ($441 billion) investment...
Canada / China : insurance investment deals reached
China’s insurance regulator has cleared the way to let the country’s insurers invest billions of capital in Canadian financial markets, the Canadian government said...
Aon Hewitt : Time spent by pension trustees on investment matters is falling short
New research from Aon Hewitt shows that almost 80% of UK pension fund trustees spend less than 20 hours per quarter on investment-related matters....
Investment : Zurich to Invest $420 Million in New China Life
Zurich Financial Services AG will spend as much as $420 million to participate in the capital raising of unlisted New China Life Insurance Co.,...
Short news : Severn Barrage abandoned
The RSPB has welcomed the Government's decision to abandon plans to build the Severn Barrage. Mark Robins, senior policy officer for the RSPB in...
Lloyd’s of London : interim profit of £628m
Lloyd's interim result reflects a period of significant claims and extremely challenging investment conditions
Lloyd’s has today announced an interim profit before tax of £628...
China / Insurers : new investment possibilities
China will now allow insurers to broaden investments into private equity and real estate, a move that could unleash as much as $100 billion...
A new guaranteed income option for the at-retirement market at Aegon
Following its recent announcements to focus on the UK at-retirement market as a key strategic priority, Aegon today announces the launch of...
Aegon Ireland launches new range of protected funds
Aegon Ireland has launched six new protected funds aimed at advisers who have clients interested in some form of equity exposure while maintaining a...
Bailed out insurer American Insurance Group and China Strategic Holdings have agreed to extend the deadline for completing AIG’s planned $2.2 billion sale of its Taiwan unit
While the extension could help AIG and its buyers address concerns from Taiwanese regulators, the longer the transaction is stretched out the less likely...
