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BoE rate hold unsurprising, sets stage for December cut

Investors now turn attention to December MPC meeting

$18trn investor coalition launches 10-year plan to reform global mining

Comment: Insurers outsource gold investing amid fears of market boom turning to bust

From WisdomTree to ETFs, buying into metals is occurring from France, to Germany, to Lloyd's

M&G expands UK affordable housing investment strategy

Will target a broader range of affordable housing on behalf of Homes England, LGPS, and its own £130bn With-Profits Fund

4% the new neutral rate for BoE, Canada Life Asset Management predicts

Affiliate says central bank won't risk rate change ahead of Autumn Budget

Aviva Capital Partners signs £350m brownfield redevelopment deal with local authority

Anglia Square to be demolished and redeveloped into mixed-use site including 1,100 new homes

Aviva joins £200m deal to fund build-to-rent community in Birmingham

Alongside Homes England, NatWest and WMCA

BoE rate cut trajectory unaffected by higher April inflation figures, investors say

UK CPI print last week came in at 3.5%, up from 2.6% in the 12 months to March

Insurers join EM climate change investment taskforce

Initiative designed to unlock private investment to tackle climate change risk in emerging markets

Lloyd's syndicates ventured 'beyond the core' in 2024

For most syndicates, 'core fixed income' was the anchor for their portfolios - but that did not prevent some from charting more distant waters with their general accounts in 2024