Amplify looks at the winners of this year’s Citywire service awards and draws some conclusions from the scores. Elsewhere, we have ESG analysis from Spain and the UK, and look at emerging market bonds, where some funds have added hundreds of millions despite the selloff.
Will Robins
Bonds are back: Polling reveals European market appetite
Allocations have made a marked shift since Citywire polled fund buyers six months ago. As they head to our Berlin conference, what sectors are asset managers promoting?
Asian market leans heavily on cash for defence
Polls at Citywire’s Southeast Asia forum revealed a remarkable weighting to cash in balanced portfolios. Uncertainty about China and US interest rates dominated decisions.
Amplify Issue 17: Why PMs should be pitching
Amplify columnist David Roberts draws on his experience across asset management to explain why fund managers should play a leading role in selling their funds. Elsewhere, we learn about fund tokenisation from Citywire Asia’s investment editor, who is watching closely at activity on the Singapore exchange.
Fund selectors name their asset management service champions
Citywire’s service awards recognise the asset management groups providing the best service to clients in the UK and Europe. The responses to our survey power a unique service report.
Amplify Issue 16: Introducing the bond manager elite
We reveal our 225-strong list of the world’s best bond managers, hear from top US fund buyers on how to win them over, and analyse why private equity isn’t interested in buying up asset managers.
Amplify Issue 15: Salespeople’s dos and don’ts
Fund selectors tell us their peeves and preferences when it comes to meeting asset management salespeople. Plus we analyse top-rated managers running small equity funds and hear from Abrdn’s sustainability chief.
Amplify Issue 14: Exclusive: Two CEOs reveal growth battles
We hear from the CEOs of Impax and Liontrust on how they built their respective firms, while the outgoing Quilter chief provides insight into the UK market chaos. Elsewhere, we analyse the success of Pictet’s fund range and learn why a leading bond fund manager had to quit his most recent job.
Amplify Issue 13: Keith Skeoch: A new returns era
Market veterans Keith Skeoch and Robert Kyprianou offer insight on the changing returns environment and liability-driven investments. Elsewhere, we examine the funds reaching their third birthdays, analyse the UK’s answer to SFDR, and hear from the editor of Citywire France on what’s keeping investors occupied.