Dear Citywire reader,

Welcome to issue 2 of Citywire Amplify, your fortnightly newsletter uncovering the stories and stats behind the products, people and performance in asset management around the world.

In this issue, we are brimming with launch insights. We uncover the development process behind Federated Hermes’ Article 9 biodiversity fund. Then we feature an Asian double bill: we speak to the managers of a new artificial intelligence fund, and discover how one asset manager is enlarging its private debt operations.

We delve deeper into our equities elite of top fund managers, and ask how the list of 421 top managers breaks down by asset class. Our regular Alpha Female spotlight looks at Fidelity International’s success in retaining female fund managers. And get up to speed with the latest global fund manager job moves and our report on this month’s top-performers in mixed assets.

Thanks to all who voted in last week’s poll – it was a close-run thing, but you reckon the strength of investment thesis trumps client seed money in making a new fund launch successful. This week we’re asking about private assets and whether they ought to be pushed beyond institutional investors. Vote below, and drop me a line with your thoughts on this, or anything else, at amplify@citywire.co.uk.