BlackRock’s UK distribution supremo Joe Parkin explains how people having to take responsibility for their retirement has changed how the wealth industry serves its customers

The Australian asset management group, now under the ownership of Mitsubishi, is pushing its core specialities of global property and global listed infrastructure to an international audience

The fund management industry has taken investor interest in ESG seriously, although a lack of standards can make selection difficult

As the coronavirus pandemic reshapes our working lives, asset managers must find new ways to interact with their clients, says Avia Investors’ Apiramy Jeyarajah

Wellington Management fully expects to expand the European footprint of both its sub-advisory business and off the shelf funds, says Roy Smale, its director of Global Wealth Management in Emea, while claiming the Covid crisis is boosting client engagement

Unlike their counterparts in equities, bond managers can make money in both good times and bad, believes David Zahn, Franklin Templeton’s fixed income chief in Europe, but they need to be able to read people to really excel

Technology is being used by asset managers to both promote their brands and lower operational costs

ESG strategies were part of the Hermes offering long before they became fashionable, but are now winning them new business in the wealth management sector