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.
In theory, there should be a strong demand for innovative annuity products in the UK. After all, conventional annuities offer a known income, but at a poor rate in the …
Risk averse retirees could face the sobering prospect of running out of money before they die given the current low returns on conservative assets. The present ‘close to zero’ returns …
In the good times, the strength of the City of London, and in particular the banking sector, was seen as a positive. Now, with the UK still, according to recent …
With Britain’s national debt interest ticking over at a rate of £6,017 per second the political agenda ahead of the upcoming general election is sharpening on cost cutting. Traditionally political …
As defined contribution (DC) pensions become increasingly dominant in private sector provision in the UK, more thought is going into how DC plans should operate. One crucial issue for employers …
