BlackRock topples Schroders as UK’s top fund brand
BlackRock has knocked Schroders off the top of an influential ranking of UK fund brands, with the US behemoth also edging...
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Misery continues for UK fund houses as Liontrust, Rathbones, Brooks Macdonald all bleed assets
The City's asset managers are continuing to battle inflation, weak investor confidence and cost pressures, which are pushing down assets under management.On...
M&G funds boss calls for global approach to tokenisation
The chief executive of M&G’s asset management business has urged dialogue between global watchdogs to ensure a consistent regulatory framework...
ESG hiring is entering ‘prolonged recovery’
The lull in ESG hiring that hit the asset management sector this year appears to be coming to an end....
‘2024 probably won’t be incredibly positive’
When Valérie Baudson was announced as chief executive of Amundi in May 2021, it was a boom time for the sector....
BlackRock’s Fink eyes ‘transformational deals’ in technology, private markets
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink says the world's largest asset manager is targeting more “transformational” M&A deals that will expand...
Meet the former BlackRock MD looking to give UK fintechs a £1bn boost
This time last year, Joe Parkin was BlackRock's head of banks and digital channels. He was responsible for getting the...
Fund houses cut more from research budgets despite looming MiFID II overhaul
When the UK unveiled plans to reverse MiFID II unbundling in July, asset managers were meant to start ploughing more money into...
Overhaul UK pensions to fix equities market
Renowned City stock-picker Richard Buxton has called for a shake-up of the £2.5tn pensions market to “breathe new life” into...
Not just Nvidia: UBS lists favorably positioned AI stocks across sectors.
With lawmakers bringing a debt-ceiling deal back from the brink over the holiday weekend, Wall Street looks ready to show...
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