RLAM

  • RLAM Cholwill M and A will soar

    RLAM Cholwill M and A will soar

    RLAM’s Cholwill has predicted a pick-up in M&A as mega caps face stagnant growth prospects.

  • Three former co-op managers quit Royal London

    Three former co-op managers quit Royal London

    In the midst of the integration phase, three former Co-op managers have left Royal London.

  • RLAM reports record net new business inflows

    RLAM reports record net new business inflows

    RLAM took in £835m from wealth managers in 2013

  • return to normal will take many years Kernohan

    return to normal will take many years Kernohan

    RLAM’s Ian Kernohan explains why it is very premature to argue that the economic backdrop is anything other than unusual and talk of normalisation is very premature.

  • Speculation of UK rate rise is misplaced Kernohan

    Speculation of UK rate rise is misplaced Kernohan

    We may be less than two weeks into a new year but there is already plenty of chatter about the Bank of England raising interest rates – misplaced speculation, according to RLAM’s economist.

  • RLAM boosts distribution team

    RLAM boosts distribution team

    Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) has hired former F&C marketing and communications head Tracy Fennell, while promoting internally for a new head of proposition.

  • Economic surprise FOR Osborne  in 2014

    Economic surprise FOR Osborne in 2014

    This year has seen sentiment towards the UK economic outlook turn full circle, from worries about a triple-dip recession to talk of an unsustainable housing boom, writes Ian Kernohan, Royal London Asset Management economist.

  • emphasis on slow return to normal rlam kernohan

    emphasis on slow return to normal rlam kernohan

    After a recent review of our economic and market outlook for 2014, with monetary policy settings still at emergency levels, it seems very premature to argue that the economic backdrop is anything other than unusual.

  • patience risk trust long term

    patience risk trust long term

    One of the major challenges to clients of asset managers is the threat to any form of longer-term thinking – in a world where news or views are defined in terms of 140 characters we are losing both perspective on what really matters and also the ability to focus upon it.

  • Fundsdirect up for sale following IFDL refocus

    Fundsdirect up for sale following IFDL refocus

    IFDL is planning to launch a platform service for intermediaries, which will allow them to offer their own non-advised platform as it looks to re-focus on the adviser market through Ascentric.

  • Royal London members approve Co-op acquisition

    Royal London members approve Co-op acquisition

    Royal London is a step closer to acquiring the Co-operative’s asset management (TCAM) and life insurance businesses after its members approved the move at an extraordinary general meeting this morning.

  • RLAM enjoy strong Q1

    RLAM enjoy strong Q1

    RLAM’s fortunes changed in the first quarter of 2013 as the firm reported net new business inflows of £224m and a 5% increase in funds under management.