All press releases
2023 press releases
- UK inflation unexpectedly strong…making for a difficult BoE decision
- Royal London Asset Management sells retail and leisure park in Preston
- Budget comment: implications for UK investments
- UK GDP: A bigger bounce than expected, but not a strong data point
- Royal London results: Mutual boosts policy values for eligible customers
- Feasibility study into future British & Irish Lions women's tour returns positive findings - press release
- From ‘Stagflation’ to ‘Spikeflation’ – press release, Trevor Greetham
- Downside CPI surprise, supports a BoE pause – press release, Melanie Baker
- UK GDP: Not quite a recession – press release, Melanie Baker
- BoE hike 50bp with a dovish message, which doesn't mean they won't hike again – press release, Melanie Baker
- Royal London Asset Management presses the button on major regional office refurbishment scheme
- RLAM updates prospectus to permit limited issuance of Global Equity Select fund
- No UK recession, yet - press release, Melanie Baker
- Royal London sells retail park in Slough
2022 press releases
- Expect more interest rate rises
- Downside inflation surprise won't stop rate rises (yet)
- RLAM pre-lets its flagship office development, The Earnshaw on New Oxford Street, to GSK for its new central London headquarters
- UK GDP: An expected bounce; still weak
- RLAM launches Sustainable Short Duration Corporate Bond Fund
- Are we learning the wrong lesson from the mini budget crisis?
- Inflation surprised on the upside, as cost-of-living pressures for households mount
- RLAM launches Global Equity Transitions Fund
- BoE hike 75bp, but how much more to go?
- Market reaction to the new Prime Minister
- Market reaction to UK Prime Minister resignation
- Lower yields help to reduce pension turmoil, but strength of reaction may be tempered by concerns over political stability – Trevor Greetham
- Investors should look to reduce risk with a broadly diversified mix of assets - press release, Trevor Greetham
- Investors should prepare for a bumpy ride - Trevor Greetham
- Gilt market questions how the Downing Street 'magic money tree' will be funded - Craig Inches
- 50bp Hike... For today at least
- Liz Truss is the overwhelming favourite to win the Conservative Party leadership election
- Stagnation signals from the PMIs
- No recession yet
- Royal London interim results announcement
- BoE: More hikes to come, but no clear path
- CPI rises yet again: with little to ease Bank of England concern
- UK GDP: Strong May, but still on recession watch
- Post Covid boom almost certain to end in bust
- UK Pound strengthens following the Prime Minister's resignation
- RLAM strengthens team to support international growth
- UK Debt Office gilt syndication: a worrying outcome for the UK market
- Inflation at 40 year high
- RLAM raises concerns over terms of Shaftesbury merger
- UK GDP: economy remains at risk of recession
- RLAM raises concern over possible tax on renewables
- RLAM launches Sustainable Growth Fund
- RLAM abstains on Shell's climate transition plan
- UK GDP: growth set to struggle
- RLAM abstains on BP's climate transition plan
- RLAM: not the last hike from the Bank of England
- Climate change, diversity, executive pay and Covid relief on RLAM's watchlist for AGM season
- Royal London Asset Management votes against Ocado's remuneration policy
- RLAM strengthens the property team with appointment of Paul Nicholson
- RLAM'S landmark move away from £20bn passive investments to ESG and carbon tilted funds
- UK energy strategy: Crucial funding for energy efficiency is still lacking
- PMIs: Modest dent to activity growth so far from Ukraine, but a bigger hit to optimism
- Chancellor's Spring Statement: the bond market's £124.7 billion challenge
- An uneasy rate hike: Melanie Baker, senior economist at Royal London Asset Management comments
- UK January GDP: post Omicron bounce and outlook worsens
- Ukraine crisis underlines benefits of broad diversification, commodity exposure
- Royal London Asset Management signs new lease for Hogan Lovells to deliver a post-pandemic workplace for the future
- Rockwell and Cerberus acquire landmark London waterfront site, 362-364 Wandsworth Bridge Road from Royal London Asset Management
- Tough news for consumers
- UK inflation: pressure on Bank of England for rate rise
- RLAM acquires Building 2600 on Oxford Business Park
- UK GDP bounce before an Omicron dent
- Inflation, geopolitics and asset pricing all issues to watch for RLAM in 2022
- Royal London Asset Management and CDC Investissement Immobilier announce a joint venture on 1 St John's Lane, Farringdon, London
2021 press releases
- RLAM appoints Siobhan Clarke as CIOO
- Holborn Viaduct application approved
- UK GDP growth faces challenges ahead
- RLAM publishes Responsible property investment strategy and Net zero carbon pathway
- UK PMI: Robust (ish)
- Today’s CPI figures increases the chance of a December rate rise
- Royal London Asset Management receives 'AAAm' Fund Rating For Sterling Liquidity Money Market Fund
- UK GDP: Facing challenges now and ahead
- RLAM applauds Scottish Power's Just Transition strategy
- Interest rates on hold, but not for long
- RLAM welcomes EDF's Just Transition strategy ahead of COP26
- RLAM celebrates Centrica's inclusion of Just Transition in its climate plan
- Investors should not solely rely on Government for Just Transition
- UK CPI Inflation: temporary dip
- RLAM calls for mandatory disclosures of Net Zero emissions plans ahead of COP26
- US FOMC: Taper conditions “all but met”
- Carbon Tracker report: RLAM calls for government policy and economic intervention at COP26
- Inflation dip temporary
- Royal London says, “This is not the time to be passive”, as it embeds responsible investment in pension funds
- Royal London interim results announcement
- Strong UK PMI data bodes well, but signals more price pressure
- UK inflation: jumping out of the range
- Glencore progresses on climate, but further improvements needed on pay
- UK PMIs signal robust growth
- RLAM boosts responsible investment team with the appointment of Head of ESG Research
- UK PMI: jumping ahead of the end of lockdown
- UK CPI falls unexpectedly
- RLAM appoints Hans Georgeson as CEO
- UK gilt markets following Budget announcement
- Extension of Covid relief for economy very welcome
- Welcome ‘spend now worry later’ stance in Budget
- RLAM lists framework of opportunities for 2021 AGM season
- RLAM welcomes vote on Glencore's climate action plan as it transitions to a low carbon future
- UK GDP: avoiding a fall
- RLAM appoints Kevin Flood as Head of Dealing
- RLAM strengthens Industrial and Logistics team with new hire
- Grim PMI as lockdown hits
- UK inflation: bumping around before a bounce
2020 press releases
- Risks of social backlash to low carbon transition if energy utility companies don't address its human and economic impact
- Continued disruption to labour market
- Hopeful for a Brexit compromise, but outcome of covid crisis still more important to investors
- Spending review: a positive outlook for equities, property and commodities
- UK’s first sovereign green bond: risk of greenwashing is high
- Record bounce, ahead of a difficult Q4
- RLAM appoints head of property
- Uncertainty key to credit markets - comment from Azhar Hussain, head of global credit
- RLAM appoints head of strategy
- UK inflation: more Bank of England easing lies ahead
- UK PMI: slower phase of recovery
- RLAM welcomes support for green jobs and vulnerable households
- RLAM expands global corporate credit capability
- A huge hit to UK GDP
- US employment data - Big upside surprise, still awful
- The worst is yet to come for UK GDP
- Bank of England leave policy unchanged....for now
- RLAM announces 2020 areas of focus for engagement in Stewardship report
- RLAM voices concerns over Ocado CEO remuneration
- UK PMI data: even more dire than expected
- RLAM boosts institutional team with appointment of Andrew Epsom
- RLAM voices concerns over Airbus CEO remuneration
- UK GDP: Momentum wasn't strong in pre pandemic days
- UK PMI's: ugly
- The Budget – economic policy can’t kill a virus, but it can support the future recovery
- Buying stocks on the coronavirus dip
- RLAM launches Global Sustainable Equity fund and hires new fund manager
- Weak inflation data behind headline noise
- Buying stocks on coronavirus weakness
- UK PMI Flash data signals rate cut unlikely
- A bit of reassurance from (pre-election) UK Labour Market data
2019 press releases
- RLAM bolsters responsible investment team with two hires
- Lack of really long gilts shows UK’s failure to “seize the moment”
- Royal London appoints new group Chief Executive
- Nora O'Mahony appointed Non-Executive Director for Royal London Fund Boards
- RLAM moves to fixed fund management fee
- RLAM strengthens Wholesale Team with appointment of Phil Davey
- Royal London Asset Management launches Multi Asset Fund seeking to generate growth while managing downside risk