Fund launches are hard to time. This year’s downturn hit them badly.
Nour Azhar
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.
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.
Meaning not meetings: Sales heads reinvent KPIs
More Quality Street, fewer Egg McMuffins is the modern mantra for sales.
Baillie Gifford duo: Regrets, we’ve had a few…
Tom Coutts and Lawrence Burns explain why their partnership structure has helped them focus on the long term and tell us the investment decisions they’ve regretted the most.
William Higgons: How to survive for 30 years running funds
Avoid momentum and run your winners, says the French veteran – the longest-serving manager in our Equities Elite list.
So what actually happened at COP27?
Stunning success or abject failure? We spoke to investment industry figures who went to COP27 to get the insight behind the headlines and hype.
The career SRI specialist keeping Jupiter on message
Sandra Carlisle’s role specifically focuses on helping UK asset manager Jupiter deliver on its public goals and commitments.
Webber keeps his chips simmering during growth setback
Simon Webber, a member of Citywire’s Equities Elite, co-manages the Vanguard International Growth fund. He explains his ‘growth gap’ process and his most overlooked themes.