Amplify Issue 29: Red hot: 2022’s private market hiring spree

by | Dec 15, 2022 | Newsletters

2022 has been a hot year for private markets, but are asset managers putting the brakes on their expansion efforts? Plus, we look at how the bear market has affected launches this year and look at how firms can better communicate their brand values.

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Red hot: 2022’s private market hiring spree Plus: How the bear market hit launches ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Citywire Amplify - asset management uncovered

Like a good joke, it’s important to get your timing right with a fund launch. But 2022’s been no laughing matter. Funds take months to develop by which time the world can utterly change. Check out our tally of fund launches, sector-by-sector, 2021 vs 2022. Find out who is bucking the trend.

It helps if you have a killer brand. But fund groups can struggle to express their values beyond a word salad of tired clichés. To help, a comprehensive study has come up with 10 brand rules for asset managers.

Yes, 2022 was tough. But there is one area still growing: private assets. Investment in headcount and acquisitions has made this year a great one for talent and headhunters. Read our hires timeline for the year and what it all means for 2023.

Fidelity’s Rick Patel is our first interviewee of the Bonds Elite. He reveals his inflation expectation, how he’s played interest rates and his penchant for US Treasuries.

And finally, our ghost of Christmas past, retired fund manager David Roberts, has an important message for his fellow fund managers, present and future: you live a privileged life, so appreciate it and enjoy it. You never know what is around the corner.

Will Robins, Editor, Citywire Amplify

Get in touch:
wrobins@citywire.co.uk 

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PRIVATE ASSETS
The red-hot market for private-assets talent may be cooling

This year we have seen asset managers bolster their offerings in private assets with big hires and bigger acquisitions. But there are signs that recruitment is slowing down.

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OPINION
David Roberts: Enjoy the good times. They never last

It’s a wonderful life being a fund manager – really. Celebrate the good times when you get the chance.

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PRODUCT LAUNCHES
The bear market hits new fund launches

Fund launches are hard to time. This year’s downturn hit them badly.

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BRAND VALUES
Avoid clichés and think long-term: How to make your brand mean something

A strategic marketing consultancy examined how asset managers express their values. The results were unimpressive. Here’s how you can improve.

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Elite bond manager Rick Patel reflects on a ‘challenging year’ 

The Fidelity bond manager explains how he’s survived a painful year, why he’s holding so much cash and what’s on his mind for 2023.

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