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Share this article Share this article Proceeds to be used to fund a return of capital from the UK Wealth Management division to Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX:CF), (the "Company") announces that HPS Investment Partners, LLC ("HPS"), on behalf of investment accounts and funds it manages has agreed to invest in the Companys UK wealth management division.  Subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions, H...

Montagu Private Equity To Acquire Majority Position In ITRS Group From TA Associates Date 28/01/2021 Montagu Private Equity (“Montagu”), a leading European private equity firm, today announces it has agreed to acquire a majority position in ITRS Group (“ITRS”), a leading global provider of real-time monitoring and analytics software from TA Associates (“TA”), who will remain a minority holder alongside Montagu and Management. Completion is expected next month, subject to custo...

Mercer – Ashok Gupta has been named chair of Mercer’s UK board. Selected for his extensive board and executive experience in the financial services industry, across asset management, wealth management and the pensions segments, Gupta will also chair the risk committee and the nominations committee. An entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience in the UK insurance and financial services industry, Gupta has held a number of senior executive, advisor and actuarial positions during his care...

So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap, ‘pension freedoms or consultations around ‘value for money, says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).Download In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme...

Listening to staff is a fundamental part of the human resources function. Only with clear communication will the business know if something is – or isn’t – working well. While this may seem obvious, recently-published data suggests European organisations are overlooking one key communication channel; whistleblowing. NAVEX Global’s 2020 Regional Whistleblowing Hotline Benchmark Report* reveals that European organisations have the lowest overall whistleblowing reporting rate globally, wit...

Latham hires Travers Smiths co-head of corporate in latest top-level London hire 21 December 2020 US giant hails Paul Dolmans highly complementary connections and deal experience Shutterstock Latham & Watkins has strengthened its London private equity practice with the hire of Travers Smith’s co-head of corporate, Paul Dolman. Dolman, who trained at Travers Smith and was made up to partner in 2006, is also head of the private equity and private sponsors group and is described by the firm on...

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Maersk ships liabilities to L&G in $1.5 billion buy-in deal Bloomberg Maersk Retirement Benefit Scheme, Ware, England, insured £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in liabilities through a full plan buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society, said a spokeswoman at Willis Towers Watson, adviser on the deal. In its first buy-in deal, the £1.1 billion plan for shipping company Maersk secured the benefits of around 1,900 participants that are yet to retire and 3,000 retirees. Law firm Travers Smith als...