Scottish Widows
Former SWIP distribution head Addison joins SEI
Kevin Addison has joined US fund of funds provider SEI as managing director of UK asset management distribution.
SWIP cuts 23 investment roles in major equities overhaul
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership(SWIP), the asset management arm of Lloyds, is shutting down a string of its regional investment desks with the loss of 23 investment roles.
Conjecture: Multi Manager
In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Aberdeen Asset Management, S&P Capital IQ and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership discussed Multi Manager.
Could consolidation go too far?
Discussions around what the post-RDR landscape will look like have tended to focus on cost and share classes but what of fund choice in 2013 and beyond? How many funds will remain in existence and how many providers?
The funds hit as Thomas Cook shares tumble 75%
Two Scottish Widows UK equity funds and Invesco Perpetual's UK Aggressive fund, run by Stephen Anness, have been dealt a blow after seeing their holdings in Thomas Cook fall almost 75% in value.
Harries: Avoid ‘young guns' and stick with experience
Managers must consider client expectations before building portfolio, Harries warns
Low interest rates give funds in high yield sector the edge
SECTOR ANALYSIS
Lloyds under pressure to offload £7bn Scottish Widows
Lloyds is coming under pressure from shareholders to sell Scottish Widows, which could fetch the banking giant about £7bn.
Large shareholders cut BP stakes
A number of BP's largest shareholders - including Legal & General and M&G - have cut holdings in the troubled oil giant during its recent share price slide.
Radar Alert: Resources drive returns on Scot Wids UK Select Growth
Peter Cockburn attributes consistently strong performance to resources exposure
Underperfomers in Relegation Zone see assets swell by £1bn
The UK's worst-performing funds have seen their assets swell by £1bn since the start of the year, research from Chelsea Financial Services shows.
Swip makes second appointment in team restructure
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) has promoted Mike McNaught-Davis to the newly created role of head of international equities.
Thinking outside the box
The traditional areas of the property market have taken a beaten over recent years, however there are still opportunities to be found within the asset class, it is just a case of looking at the more niche areas
No ordinary recession points to risk within a non-ordinary recovery
In recent months, the corporate bond market has been firmly in positive territory. Relevant indices have risen to their highest levels of 2009.
BNY Mellon completes Insight acquisition
BNY Mellon Asset Management has completed the acquisition of Insight Investment Management from Lloyds Banking Group for £235m.
The view from Madison Avenue: are we seeing a sunrise or a sunset?
Times are tough on Madison Avenue. As customers' sales slide, they cast around for quick budget savings.
Afternoon Markets: Dow and FTSE soar
The Dow Jones climbed strongly on opening today, following an impressive showing from the FTSE 100.
Outsourcing or delegation?
Investment Week, in association with Scottish Widows, asked financial advisers how they feel about investment outsourcing and found out from providers what they feel is necessary for a strong outsourcing relationship
Widows limits withdrawals on Life Property trust
Scottish Widows has reintroduced a 180-day delay period for certain transactions involving the Scott...
Powering ahead
The mushrooming alternatives space includes infrastructure, where the reliable profits of utilities are proving highly attractive to investors
Latin America funds hit hardest last week
Last week was a brutal one for mutual funds exposed to Latin America with funds from Neptune and Scot...
Scottish Widows closes funds from five groups
Scottish Widows is removing funds run by Aberdeen, Gartmore, Société Générale, Threadneedle and UBS f...
Scottish Widows adds Swip multimanager funds to platform
Scottish Widows has made Mark Harries and Simon Wood's recently launched multimanager funds available...