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Admiral appoints former asset manager CRO as group chief risk and compliance officer

Keith Davies will join from Federated Hermes Limited in September

Methanex appoints M&G-backed director to board

Former Deutsche Bank MD Kevin Rodgers to bring “fresh voice” demanded by shareholder

Foresters Friendly ready to dump sterling assets to tackle Brexit

Corrado Pistarino, chief investment officer at Foresters Friendly, outlines his firm's risk management strategy if things deteriorate with Brexit and what asset managers need to do in order to win mandates from insurance clients. By Cintia Cheong

Nippon Life agrees 5% stake and partnership with Deutsche's asset management unit

Japanese insurer Nippon Life is to take a 5% stake in Deutsche Bank's asset management business, DWS, that is due to be floated on 23 March.

Phoenix's Blamont on an illiquid strategy

Daniel Blamont is leading the charge for Phoenix's move into illiquid assets. Having started from nothing three years ago, the insurer has already built up an impressive portfolio and looks set to expand this in the future. By Sarfraz Thind

Generali Investments shuffles leadership with two senior hires as unit seeks external mandates

Deutsche Bank poaches insurance investment banking chief from Morgan Stanley

Meir Lewis joins the firm's New York office

Investment expenses jumped as yields fell for Lloyd's syndicates

As Lloyd's syndicates begin to report their 2016 results, David Walker looks back at the 2015 figures and finds that investment expenses rose about 10% in 2015, but yields fell almost 40%.

Pimco appoints real estate strategist from Morgan Stanley

Paul Vosper led alternative investment partners division

Axa may sell UK life and wealth units, Deutsche may sell Abbey Life - sources

Standard Life, L&G, Swiss Re, Phoenix said to be among the bidders