AJ Bell’s assets hit record high of £90.3bn
Assets under administration for its platforms business were up 13% over the past year despite market uncertainty
Author: Tom Aylott
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FCA to cut 70% of capital rules for investment firms
The current regulation is designed for banks, making them overly complex and an ‘unnecessary burdens on firms’
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Sustainable funds suffer worst quarter of outflows on record
Even long-standing support from Europe was retracted, marking the region’s first quarter of divestment since 2018
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Jupiter’s assets fall £1bn in first quarter
Its losses more than doubled to £2.3bn in April as tariffs plunged markets into uncertainty
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BlackRock American Income becomes first trust to adopt systematic strategy
The new AI-led approach will drop fees from 0.7% to 0.35% following a period of underperformance
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Hidden gems: Three below-radar funds in the IA UK All Companies
Spotlight on the small funds that are flying above market returns but below investors’ radars
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Evelyn Partners hires former Paddy Power Betfair CFO
Alex Gresh has led multiple firms through transitional stages such as Cazoo and Sportsradar
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Nomura acquires Macquarie’s US and European business for $1.8bn
The deal will boost Nomura’s assets by 30.5% to $770bn as the Japanese firm expands its global reach
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Man Group loses all Q1 gains in first half of April
It made $4bn in the first quarter before tariff fears wiped out $5.6bn from its assets in the first two weeks of April
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Fidelity Japan opens to bids for potential merger
It received proposals from several interested parties following AVI Japan Opportunities bid earlier this month
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Asset managers must adapt to rapidly changing investor behaviour
Shifting behaviour from retail investors and wealth managers alike is challenging the status quo for traditional asset managers and those who don’t keep pace with the rate of change risk getting left behind
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Bitwise lists set of crypto ETPs on London Stock Exchange
Some of Europe’s largest crypto ETPs are now available in the UK as ‘institutional investors increasingly allocate to digital assets’