The financial crisis reshaped the institutional investment landscape which has continued to evolve under the forces of new technologies, new macroeconomic realities and new concepts of ethical investing.
The information needs, consumption habits and expectations of asset managers and investors have undergone a transformation over the past three decades under the relentless tide of technology.
Asset managers need to make additional strides in the ESG arena to prove themselves in the eyes of institutional investors who remain heavily reliant on internal staff to manage sustainable investments.
The asset management industry stands at a critical juncture at the start of 2019. Here are our five top challenges for the industry this year.
October stands out in stock market history owing to the fact that several large market crashes have occurred during the month. And true to form, the month of October 2018 provided us with a new entry to the stock market lexicon: Red October.
The rise of the self-directed investor is increasingly proving a battle ground for financial service players, as their scale and impact increases. The growth of self-directed investor is being driven …
Aberdeen Asset Management is set to become one of Europe’s largest asset managers after it announced its intention to purchase the Lloyds-backed Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP). Although the deal …
If all the press headlines are to be believed, every financial advice firm in the UK should be launching or planning to launch an execution-only service in the near future …
Today is the day many investors will have dreaded (not to mention the UK’s largest asset manager). After 25 years Invesco Perpetual Income guru Neil Woodford announced he was leaving …
More than nine months since its implementation and the RDR is still being attacked from all quarters as questions about commission continuing and an advice gap emerging are still running …
