Corporate inertia and more stringent regulators are stifling asset management innovation but this is also making firms tighten up product launches, a Create Research study says. Professor Amin Rajan, of Create Research, says the asset management industry did not make the transition from boutique industry to globalised
Read more →Rachel Lord has swapped a corporate equity derivatives job with Citigroup to become head of iShares, Europe, the Middle East and Africa with incumbent Joe Linhares returning to the US for a brand new role. After three years as head of iShares EMEA, Linhares is to return
Read more →Threadneedle Investments has appointed Richard Vincent head of wholesale solutions. In this newly created position, Vincent will take charge of promoting and developing Threadneedle’s multi-asset investment solutions for the UK and global intermediary markets, working closely with the firm’s head of multi-asset allocation Toby Nangle and head
Read more →The latest Pridham report shows Artemis and Henderson have been among the biggest beneficiaries of the renewed interest in equity funds. The report comes on the back of recent Investment Management Association figures, which showed equity funds produced net sales of £8 billion in the first nine
Read more →In response to these new ASX Social Media requirements, Fishtank has tailored a number of seamless monitoring solutions – including a fully compliant basic offering starting from $300 per month, ranging up to a fully serviced offering which also provides key digital insights to help drive wider Social
Read more →Recent changes to ASX Continuous disclosures requirements (12 May 2013) now oblige listed companies to monitor investor blogs, chat sites and other social media. ASX Guidance Note 8 identifies a number of instances where listed companies now have an obligation to monitor social media, investor blogs, and chat sites
Read more →M&G ‘s warning on bond fund liquidity set off a bush fire in social media on the 30th and 31st July. Not surprisingly, main stream news articles enjoyed high engagement from readers comments, and social media (in particular) twitter sent the news wide and far. “Investors are
Read more →Fund management Fidelity has launched an unbundled share class purely for its discretionary clients, insisting IFAs prefer to pay 1% for funds through platforms, a claim that has been disputed by other fund houses. The 0.75% ‘clean fee’ share class is to launch later this year on
Read more →Wells Fargo Asset Management is making a push into the UK retail market with the launch of six new funds expanding its stable of funds to 13. The asset manager, whose roots lie in the US, has launched an Emerging Markets Income and Growth fund, run by Anthony Cragg
Read more →JP Morgan Asset Management is set to launch an investment outsourcing solution for UK advisers to help them meet the demands of the retail distribution review (RDR). The solution, which will be launched later in the year, will be labelled JPM UK Adviser Solutions and will create a
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