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by Will Robins | Aug 4, 2022 | Newsletters

This issue we unfurl the atlas to understand global trends. Our lead story reveals the groups pulling in the most money – and those with the biggest outflows. There is an interesting picture when it comes to money market funds: is your asset manager a winner here?

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This issue we unfurl the atlas to understand global trends. Our lead story reveals the groups pulling in the most money – and those with the biggest outflows. There is an interesting picture when it comes to money market funds: is your asset manager a winner here?

Then we expand on last issue’s fund name-change report, asking Citywire’s editors how ESG labels are regulated in their territories. It is a mixed bag but expectations are definitely tightening. Too much of that will stifle innovation, warns veteran sustainable fund manager Sue Round.

We then zoom into eye-popping detail with our story on the most profitable asset manager you’ve never heard of. Using company filings, Amplify followed the breadcrumbs to the ancient city of Bath.

Thanks for voting in our LinkedIn poll, where 59% of you said buying distribution was a ‘complete gamble’. This week is about fund names: take part here.

Will Robins, Editor

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wrobins@citywire.co.uk

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FUND FLOWS
Global group flows: Money markets dictate group top 10

How do you take your fund flows – with ETFs or without? In our cut-out-and-keep guide, we look at how rate rises and market rotation have driven flows in and out of groups this first half.

REGULATION
Mapped: Fund label rules around the world

From Sydney to Sao Paolo and Paris to Washington, regulators are wrestling with how ESG funds should be labelled. Consensus? Not so much. Citywire’s editors report on naming regulations in their territories.

ELITE MANAGER

ELITE MANAGER
Corrina Xiao cashes chips before buying back in

Taiwan has the edge in the race to provide the world’s microchips. AllianzGI’s elite manager explains how she has edged ahead, with an impressive Citywire rating streak, in a market at the mercy of global demand.

PRODUCT LAUNCH
‘It was probably the worst timing to launch a fund’

Furious marketing and a constant need to prove you had the investment ability: both were features of launching a bond fund during a global financial crisis. Two veteran managers reveal how they survived – and thrived – in those crucial early months.

COMPANY PROFILE
Heronbridge: the profit-raking asset manager you’ve never heard of

Hidden among the historic buildings of Bath lies a publicity-shy investment boutique with almost-unbelievable margins. Amplify followed the breadcrumbs to discover how the media-shy fund house works so well.

ALPHA FEMALE
Promotion, recruitment and retention: Invesco works hard to turn the dial on gender balance

There are just weeks until the next Alpha Female report. We find out how the US firm tackles female manager turnover, encourages ‘smart working’, and is flexing its voting muscles.

A life in fund management:
ESG pioneer Round calls time on a 35-year career

Being some three decades ahead of the curve can’t be easy, but EdenTree’s sustainable fund veteran Sue Round does not begrudge the late bandwagon jumpers. And she has a warning for regulators too.

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