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Henderson, Columbia Threadneedle join UK property fund freeze
Henderson Global Investors and Columbia Threadneedle have announced they have suspended all trading in their respective UK property authorised investment funds (Paifs) and feeder funds, the firms said on Wednesday.
M&G, Aviva join SLI in suspending UK property funds
Aviva Investors and M&G Investments have suspended trading in their UK property funds, a day after SLI took the same decision, making it three of Britain’s top five funds in the sector that have shut their doors since the Brexit vote.
Emerging Markets | 4 Apr 16
Why Venezuela could be best or worst for bond returns
Growing up in Brazil, Claudia Calich got to learn all about hyperinflation and currency devaluations at first hand through her father’s engineering business, based in Porto Alegre in the country’s southern-most state of Rio Grande do Sul on the border of Uruguay and Argentina.
People Moves | 15 Mar 16
PEOPLE MOVES: Cazenove Capital, Natixis, M&G Investments…
Cazenove Capital has changed its head of wealth management in Singapore; while Natixis AM has named a new chief executive following the departure of incumbent Pascal Voisin. South Africa’s Standard Bank has also appointed a chief executive, while M&G Investments named a new fund manager to its multi-asset team.
Asia drives Prudential sales growth
Despite a challenging economic environment, Prudential ended 2015 with new business sales up 17%, helped by a 26% growth in its Asian operations.