Asset Management
UBS funds business taps DWS for ETF hire
Amanda Rebello joins to take over from Clemens Reuter, who is retiring after more than 15 years with the Swiss asset manager
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JPMorgan targets $100bn in European active ETFs
The US asset manager is looking to main its lead in Europe’s active ETF market over the coming years
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FCA fines former H2O deputy CEO £1m and imposes ban
UK regulator said Jean-Noel Alba misled it during a probe into investments made in companies owned by German financier Lars Windhorst
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Trading Places: Barclays hires ex-Numis chief, Kirkoswald adds ex-HSBC trader
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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L&G’s new approach to stewardship and DWS staff eye Abu Dhabi move
Catch up on all this week’s asset management news
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L&G says companies are pushing forward with net zero, despite ESG backlash
UK’s largest asset manager identified fewer companies this year where it could have taking voting action over slow progress on climate-related issues
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Fidelity International eyes doubling of ETF range
Asset manager wants to significantly grow its current product line-up over the next 12 to 18 months
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DWS’s staff tell CEO they want to transfer to the Middle East
Stefan Hoops says employees have expressed interest in working out of a new office in Abu Dhabi, which the asset manager plans to open later this year
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Trading Places: Citigroup’s hiring spree, XTX Markets’ co-CEO steps down
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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Meet the Most Influential in European fund management
A dozen fund management executives made it onto the annual list compiled by Financial News
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BlackRock assets reach new record of $12.5tn amid private markets push
US group increased assets under management after closing acquisition of HPS Investment Partners
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Asset managers mull pay war with alts firms
Some asset managers are considering new remuneration structures to secure and retain the best alternatives talent amidst intensifying competition
Carried interest for bosses is risky, unnecessary and not a good look
Why should someone with little influence over a fund get a bonus if it does well?
Neil Woodford’s damning verdict on UK stock market, and Jupiter snaps up CCLA
Catch up on all this week’s asset management news
Fund groups reach ‘tipping point’ over investment research costs
Almost 90% of asset managers polled by Substantive Research expect at least half of all investment research budgets will become client funded
Investment Association names State Street’s Ann Prendergast as new chair
The head of State Street Investment Management’s business in Emea will take over the role from JPMorgan’s Patrick Thomson in September
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Neil Woodford: UK stock market is ‘dying before our eyes’
Former star fund manager says UK is an ‘outlier’ compared to other countries, where pension funds have a much larger allocation to domestic companies
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L&G partners with Blackstone for US private credit push
UK-listed group will work with alternatives giant to bolster its private credit capabilities
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Jupiter strikes £100m deal to acquire CCLA
Acquisition of the charity investment manager is the latest to be agreed under chief executive Matthew Beesley
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IA chair Patrick Thomson: why work with government and regulators must continue
Outgoing chair of the UK fund management trade body reflects on his time in the role, which started after the ‘mini-budget’ in September 2022
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