Asset Management
Neil Woodford: I’ll continue fight against FCA’s fund collapse findings
Former star fund manager said appeal against a warning notice issued by UK regulator last year has been ‘a long fight and it will go on’
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Barings boss Mike Freno on the art of the private markets deal
While many asset managers have just started pushing into private markets, Barings has been for 175 years. Its CEO explains what works, and what doesn’t
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BlackRock’s Larry Fink on US tariffs: ‘This isn’t Wall Street versus Main Street’
US asset management boss says clients have been focused on increasing their allocation to both fixed income and equities
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BlackRock assets hit new high despite ‘uncertainty and anxiety’ over markets
US asset manager pulled in $84.2bn of net inflows between January and March
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Newton Investment Management lags UK peers on gender pay gap
BNY-owned fund management group has the highest gender pay gap among its UK rivals, according to FN analysis
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Meet the Rising Stars of fund management
This week’s asset management news, all in one place
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Mark Mobius: China could emerge as winner from US tariffs
Veteran investor says that despite mounting trade tensions with the US, China could emerge in a stronger position
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HSBC UK asset management boss Stuart White to exit
White leaves the British lender after nearly 15 years
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FCA set to slash rules for smaller private equity firms and hedge funds
The City watchdog wants to radically increase the asset threshold before full regulation kicks in for alternative fund managers
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Sophie Kennedy: ‘Becoming CEO of a wealth manager at 33 didn’t faze me’
The co-CEO of EQ Investors has weathered Trump and the ESG backlash. Now comes another challenge as its founder considers selling the business
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Pimco Emea boss Craig Dawson returns to California for new role
Christian Stracke, global head of credit research, will run Emea from bond giant’s London office
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Financial News journalists scoop prizes at State Street press awards
FN wins again at the fund giant’s annual celebration of City journalism
Lansdowne CEO on what’s next after Crux deal, and all change at Newton IM
This week’s asset management news all in one place
Lansdowne Partners CEO Brian Heyworth: ‘Challenges never frighten me’
The boss of the fund house talks striking deals and what comes next
Allspring names new CEO as Joe Sullivan takes exec chair role
Kate Burke, who moves into the top job in July, has worked at Allspring since 2023
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital plans UK growth on back of new trading licence
New York-headquartered firm wants to expand in the UK after obtaining derivatives trading authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority
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DWS settles German ESG probe with €25m fine
Fine by the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor’s Office comes after the asset manager was hit with a $19m penalty by the US regulator in 2023
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For the UK to succeed in the 21st century, we must adapt to global markets
The UK’s public markets remain a vital engine for economic growth
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Fund giants to act on DEI backlash, and why Nicola Horlick has delayed her bank plans
All this week’s asset management news in one place
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Schroders, RLAM set to pressure boards over axed diversity pledges
Fund giants could vote against executives who have rolled back their DEI promises
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