Kingpins: How did a few firms come to dominate UK asset management industry?
The industry is top heavy with just a couple of players dominating the sales charts. How did these fund giants manage to take the lion’s share of assets?
Vanguard
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Vanguard short-term gilt fund to combat abnormally long debt in UK
It aims to juxtapose the uncommonly lengthy maturity of 14.4 years in the UK bond market – one of the longest in the developed world
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Asset managers’ responsible investment progress ‘stagnating’
ShareAction set 20 attainable standards for asset managers, but 87% of the managers didn’t meet half of them
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Asset managers lose £1bn in Q1 despite 54% reporting net gains
The drop in sales was ‘negligible compared to the total money deployed in markets’ and was higher than the previous quarter
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RSMR announces new ratings for 24 funds
Marking RSMR’s busiest period for new ratings since its launch over two decades ago
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Square Mile: Income most-researched outcome for advisers in Q1
Searches for income-related strategies accounted for 42.3% of all views
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Third party MPS providers grab market share despite insourcing movement
Outsourcers are still the main drivers of asset growth in MPS, according to ISS Market Intelligence report
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Vanguard launches global bond ETF excluding central bank buying
It disregards bonds held by the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and Bank of Japan
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The gender lens: What needs to be done to bridge the investment gap?
To mark International Women’s Day this month, Hannah Williford reports on the gender gap in finance and how the industry can empower women to invest
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Square Mile marks Vanguard FTSE U.K. Equity Income index with recommended rating
Square Mile retains ratings of four other strategies
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Analysis: Are fortunes improving for multi-asset funds?
As interest in the magnificent seven and MPS wobbles, and tax changes are introduced, many believe now is the time for conventional multi-asset funds to shine again
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Pridham Report: Over half of UK fund groups see sale improvement in end of 2024
Pridham Report shows a quarter of growth for active equity funds