HSBC Global Asset Management hunts for new chief executive April 4, 2019 HSBC is searching for a new chief executive for the bank’s $444bn asset management arm as it attempts to turn the division into an industry leader. The bank has appointed headhunters to search for a replacement for current HSBC Global Asset Management chief executive Sridhar Chandrasekharan, Sky News reported. Read more: HSBC boss John Flint [...]
Dormant assets scheme could be expanded following government report April 4, 2019 A scheme to reallocate dormant assets to charitable causes could be extended to the investment and wealth management sector following the publication of a government report. An independent report commissioned by the government found that extending the scheme to other financial services, also including the insurance and pensions sector, could "significantly expand the money available to good [...]
Superdry board in mass resignation as Dunkerton takes the reins April 2, 2019 Superdry suffered a boardroom exodus tonight after the troubled retailer’s co-founder won an audacious bid to reinstall himself onto the firm’s board. In a shock move this evening, Superdry’s entire board – including its chief executive and chairman – revealed plans to step down after Julian Dunkerton won an investor vote which will see him [...]
JP Morgan plans to cut hundreds of asset and wealth management jobs March 28, 2019 JP Morgan Chase & Co is cutting hundreds of jobs across its asset and wealth management division. The investment bank plans to dismiss employees in support roles and some wealth management staff across the firm’s global business as part of an annual review. Read more: City banks back women's wealth scheme “It is normal course of [...]
Profit dips at Shore Capital ahead of its purchase of Stockdale Securities March 21, 2019 Profit dipped at corporate finance firm Shore Capital in 2018, in a year of rocky capital markets. Read more: Shore Capital snaps up Stockdale Securities to create broking powerhouse The figures The Aim-listed business said profit fell 11.1 per cent to £4.1m, which it blamed on increased investments. Revenue increased 3.4 per cent to £43.3m and its [...]
Hyperoptic secures deal to provide superfast broadband to 20,000 homes March 19, 2019 Hyperoptic has secured a deal to supply superfast broadband to more than 20,000 homes. The London-headquartered firm has agreed to supply all homes run by housing association Network Homes across the capital, Hertfordshire and the South East. Read more: Which broadband provider is most likely to cut you a better deal? Hyperoptic offers broadband speeds [...]
Asset management firm Miton boosts fund manager pay by 71 per cent March 18, 2019 Boutique asset management firm Miton boosted fund manager pay by 71 per cent last year, the London-headquartered company announced today. Fund managers saw their bonuses and rewards pay soar to £5.8m in 2018, while employees saw fixed compensation, including salaries, pensions and national insurance payments, rise by three per cent to a total of £6.9m. Read [...]
End of an era: Martin Gilbert’s legacy as he steps down from Standard Life Aberdeen chief executive role March 13, 2019 City veteran Martin Gilbert stepped down as joint chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen this morning as the investment firm ditched the management structure put in place following the 2017 merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. The move brings to an end Gilbert's 36-year reign as chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, and Standard [...]
Brookfield buys 62 per cent of Oaktree Capital in $4.7bn deal March 13, 2019 Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to buy 62 per cent of US alternative asset management company Oaktree Capital for an estimated $4.7bn (£3.56bn). The combined companies will have around $475bn of assets under management and $2.5bn of annual fee related revenue, creating one of the world’s biggest alternative asset managers. Read more: Oaktree Capital [...]
Standard Life Aberdeen scraps co-chief executive structure March 13, 2019 Standard Life Aberdeen has scrapped its co-chief executive structure, the investment firm announced this morning as it reported a dip in profits and assets under management (AUM). Keith Skeoch has been appointed sole chief executive and Martin Gilbert has been moved to vice chairman of the company, dissolving the structure that was agreed following the [...]