Fund managers buying wealth managers or advisers needs to be done for the right reasons otherwise it will fail according to participants at Citywire’s Wealth CEO Summit 2022.
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Sales moves roundup: T Rowe makes Asia adviser push
Instos and new markets are the focus of sales hires this month.
Revealed: The firms with the most Citywire AAA-rated managers
There are only 530 managers worldwide with a Citywire AAA-rating and 17 of them work at JP Morgan Asset Management.
Investor appetite for ESG remains strong despite soaring oil prices
Private banking CEOs said clients are not doubting the merits of sustainable investing, but rather are looking to the future at the long-term ESG impact on their portfolios.
ESG ‘category inflation’ proves headache for fund groups
For the first time, Citywire Amplify is publishing the full transcript of a discussion between nine asset management CEOs. They disagree on the best way to approach sustainable investing, and what the ‘green gold rush’ means for their businesses.
Poll: Is your firm doing enough to attract and retain female fund managers?
Hiring and promoting women to fund manager roles must go hand-in-hand with retention. Is your business doing enough to speed up the industry’s glacial pace of change?
Amundi doubles down on M&A ambitions as part of strategic plan
French group formalises comments made by its CEO at recent World Investment Forum.
Sustainable funds account for 100% of UK, Swiss and French markets’ net inflows in 2021
Appetite for sustainable funds stays strong even as investors pulled away from other markets, study by ALFI finds.
Schroders Capital sharpens impact focus within UK real estate team
New fund manager added to put emphasis on deprived areas of domestic market.