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.
Brexit and MiFID II both represent a significant challenge for UK financial advisers. These political and regulatory earthquakes are also intertwined to the extent that Brexit could result in an unravelling of the controversial EU-wide regulation.
James Bond’s favourite car maker, Aston Martin, is planning a £5bn IPO. While Aston Martin may have a licence to thrill, investing in the stock could make for a rough ride given the company’s less-than-solid fundamentals.
While concerns about political events are clearly on the minds of institutional investors, there is little they can do to counteract them and, if stock market performance is anything to go by, they may not even want to.
It’s only summer but 2018 has already been an historic year for the UK adviser platform market. Much like the UK weather, the platform market has been sizzling with activity.
With quantitative easing often described as monetary medicine for the economy, the announcement that QE will end has raised concerns about the health of the eurozone when it is withdrawn. …
