Asset Management

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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Why ESG funds have warmed to defence stocks

Funds investing in weapons companies have grown in popularity following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a drive by Europe to boost its defence spending

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Deepfake scams put City firms on high alert: ‘It sounds like me even though it’s not me’

Several well-known City figures have had their images and voices hijacked in AI generated videos produced by online fraudsters

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L&G eyes 70 job cuts across £1.1tn asset management business

The UK asset manager, which has made a big push into private markets, is looking to cull tens of roles

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BNP Paribas eyes ETF push in UK wealth market

Paris-headquartered asset manager has ambitions to grow its market share in the UK’s ETF sector by targeting wealth firms

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Royal London buys infrastructure asset manager in private assets push

The deal is part of the asset manager’s drive to ‘broaden its private assets capabilities’

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BNY shakes up Newton investment teams as EM head exits

The changes, which will see the fund group focus on four key investment areas, are the latest under BNY Investments and Wealth boss Jose Minaya

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Ashmore opens Qatar office in Middle East push

Emerging markets asset manager said the move will allow it to establish new relationships with investors in the Middle East

JPMorgan funds boss: Global turmoil is pushing investors towards Europe

Patrick Thomson, who leads JPMorgan’s Emea asset management business, says policy stability is drawing flows

L&G acquires real estate group Proprium to fuel private markets push

Deal is the latest for the UK asset manager amid plan to grow private markets assets to £85bn

Index providers fight over $6.4bn business: ‘We want our fair share’

Investors are rushing to low-cost index trackers, making benchmarking the world’s assets a valuable business. Now challengers want a piece of the action

Investment Association picks Folgate Building for new headquarters

Fund management trade body will move to its new office in September

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Revealed: Government spent more than £1m on one day investment summit

The flagship event held in London’s Guildhall last October attracted business leaders from around the world, but racked up a significant bill

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Ex-Fidelity star Anthony Bolton deepfaked in video targeting retail investors

The former top fund manager features in an AI generated video encouraging investors to join a stock-picking WhatsApp group

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Pension funds urged to back UK stocks: ‘Mandation is a scary word’

Brokers calls for pension funds to allocate more assets to UK equities

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