Asset Management
Janus Henderson CEO: ‘This industry is really easy to be complacent in. That is not our culture’
Ali Dibadj helped the asset manager get over its post-merger woes. Now he has a plan to grow its footprint across private markets and active ETFs
Inside Richard Oldfield’s ‘huge leap forward’ at Schroders
The CEO has set ambitious goals for the FTSE 100 group, which include growing its capabilities across private markets and wealth management
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Schroders’ new team must deliver or pressure for break-up will grow
The firm’s future might lie in wealth if it can’t turn round its asset management business
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Janus Henderson CEO Ali Dibadj: UK is now ‘an attractive place to be’
The veteran funds boss joins a host of other executives talking up the City’s prospects
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Citi UK boss Lee, ex-LGIM chief Scrimgeour recognised in king’s birthday honours
Ex-EY UK head Steve Varley and Nationwide Building Society CEO Deborah Crosbie also score awards
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Is the UK too late with its retail crypto overhaul?
Catch up on all this week’s asset management news
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BlackRock eyes $400bn in private markets fundraising, doubling of market cap by 2030
World’s largest asset manager also wants to increase revenue to more than $35bn by the end of the decade
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Why the FCA’s ETP overhaul won’t unlock UK crypto
Europe has already pulled ahead of the UK as it opens up more crypto products to retail investors
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Newton IM’s equity income head Jim Lydotes set to depart
Lydotes, who is also deputy CIO for equities, is the latest high-profile exit from the BNY-owned fund group
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FCA mulls overhaul of fund value reports
Axing reporting requirements will lead to ‘significant cost saving’ for almost 150 firms, City watchdog says
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Why tariffs have sparked interest in European funds
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UK investors flock to Europe as appetite for US funds slides
UK investors allocated £369m to Europe-focused funds in May amid growing interest in the region
Amundi recruits former L&G index specialist
Michael Stewart joins Paris-headquartered asset manager following recent departure from fund arm of UK-listed insurance group
Franklin Templeton ups private markets push with Apera buy
US asset manager says acquisition of European private credit firm will boost alternative credit assets to almost $90bn
Newton’s sustainable investment head exits
Therese Niklasson is leaving the fund house after just over three years in the role
M&G boss eyes more private markets deals after tie-up with Japan’s Dai-ichi Life
Andrea Rossi says access to another balance sheet will enable London-listed group and its new partner to provide more seed capital to potential targets
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Schroders chair Elizabeth Corley to join London Stock Exchange Group board
Appointment comes as LSEG shrinks its reliance on equities
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M&G sells 15% stake to Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life
UK investment house strikes deal to become Dai-ichi’s preferred asset management partner in Europe
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Hargreaves Lansdown chief Dan Olley exits after £5.4bn private equity takeover
Chair of transformation committee Richard Flint named as interim successor
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Can ESG funds still ignore defence stocks?
Catch up on all the top asset management news this week
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