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...The Orsay includes prominent examples from 1874: “Sarpédon”, Henri Lévy’s three-metre tale of heroism in the Trojan wars, immediately bought by the state; Jean-Léon Gérôme’s “L’Éminence Grise”, a story about...
...Simões, who joined the business from Santander, replaced Sir Nigel Wilson, L&G’s chief of more than a decade....
...As L&G takes on liabilities, it creates assets to back them. Homebuilding has been a key aspect of Wilson’s tenure. L&G had acquired or built almost 1,000 affordable homes by the end of 2022....
...Both are alumni of consultancy McKinsey and came to insurance as outsiders — Wilson’s first job in insurance was at L&G, joining from events company UBM....
...L&G’s retail business was also “bolstered” by rising individual annuity sales....
...exhibition juxtaposing pioneers of the first Parisian avant-garde in the 1860s-80s demonstrated the Orsay in full force: Manet’s “The Balcony” and Degas’s “The Bellelli Family”, Manet’s “Olympia” and Degas’s “L’...
...L’Objet, meanwhile, has taken modern marquetry to the next level with its Edgar collection, which features a design with a triangle of burr dyed striking blue – “accentuating the preciousness of the wood...
...The artist perhaps best known for committing dance to canvas is Edgar Degas, who obsessively turned out some 1,500 depictions of ballet dancers between the 1860s and the early 1900s, including bronze sculptures...
...For Wilson, however, the genre elements in The Woman in the Wall served more than just a pragmatic purpose. “The scenes between Lorna and the other survivors really grounded it for me,” says Wilson....
...giving Wilson even freer rein (she smeared noodles on Scott’s face)....
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...Under Wilson, it has focused on “inclusive capitalism”, funding long-term assets such as housing developments and infrastructure....
...L&G’s latest Rebuilding Britain Index has found that attempts to “level up” UK regions are failing or stalling and that, in many cases, inequalities have widened....
...The fund’s other top holdings include Microsoft, L’Oréal, and luxury goods company LVMH....
...“This is just psychologically very reassuring to the industry,” said Theodore Paradise, a partner at the K&L Gates law firm, adding that the contracts will go a “long way to encouraging the sector and sending...
...The scoreline “love” is believed to come from the French word l’oeuf for egg, which resembles a zero....
...Wilson cited efforts by L&G to help 600 start-ups in its portfolio to expand. “We want to scale up a lot of those and we want those to be FTSE constituents in years ahead,” he said....
...L&G said the process to find a successor could take about a year, noting that Wilson will continue as chief executive until a replacement is found....
...Manet’s most controversial family picture, “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe” (1863), a nude woman seated at a picnic between two clothed figures, one based on Manet’s brother, the other on his brother-in-law, hangs...
...Sir Nigel Wilson, chief executive of L&G, said that meeting the UK’s housing needs required “national and local collaboration coupled with modernisation of planning and construction, improvements to funding...
...He and chief executive Sir Nigel Wilson were answering questions on the episode from the House of Lords’ industry and regulatory committee....
...Sir Nigel Wilson, L&G’s chief executive, said the speed of the bond sell-off had “caught us all by surprise”....
...“Our businesses are resilient, and we are on track to deliver good growth in key financial metrics for full-year 2022,” said chief executive Nigel Wilson....
...Market firsts WINNER: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiOriginality: 9; Leadership: 8; Impact: 8; Total: 25The firm is one of the founding members of the Open Cap Table Coalition, which set out to create...
...“We are committed to providing financial security for our customers and colleagues in a tough economic climate,” said chief executive Nigel Wilson....
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