St James’s Place takes on Vanguard, but charges 350 per cent more August 13, 2024 St James’s Place is no stranger to high fees. Britain’s largest wealth manager has been pilloried for its high costs, from its controversial exit fee (now being phased out) to the high fees on its pension funds. Now, St James’s Place has earned a new accolade and a new issue with fees. The group’s Polaris [...]
I thought you were dead: St James’s Place shocks analysts July 30, 2024 A scandal forced St James's Place to set aside a staggering £426m to pay out refunds to customers, leading many analysts to question whether the firm could survive the crisis. But today that narrative completely flipped.
St James’s Place shares soar as inflows smash expectations July 30, 2024 Shares in St James's Place soared today after it reported a bump in inflows for the first half of the year, which were well above what analysts expected.
St James’s Place calls in new finance chief from UBS as turnaround effort continues June 13, 2024 Embattled wealth manager St James’s Place has called in a new finance chief today from investment bank UBS as it continues efforts to steady the ship following a torrid year in which nearly £3bn has been wiped from its value.
City row erupts against proxy advisers over executive pay June 10, 2024 Proxy voting advisers, which recommend how shareholders vote at company meetings, have often blocked votes to hike executive pay
FTSE 100 reshuffle: Ocado and St James’s Place out, and one surprising new entrant June 6, 2024 The FTSE 100 index has lost some well-known names but gained one unexpected addition.
St James’s Place set to plummet out of FTSE 100 May 29, 2024 St James's Place is set to fall out of the FTSE 100 after ten years in London's main index.
Asset management industry ‘under pressure’ as costs rocket May 7, 2024 The global asset management industry is coming “under pressure” globally this year as costs rocket at nearly twenty times the rate of revenues, Boston Consulting Group has warned.
Quilter boss: Why Westminster needs to keep its ‘tinkering’ hands off the City May 2, 2024 Every week, Charlie Conchie sits down with the biggest movers and shakers in financial services. This week it’s Steven Levin, chief executive of wealth manager Quilter
St James’s Place: Why these City analysts say buy the scandal-hit stock April 30, 2024 In a first quarter trading update today, the FTSE 100 money manager reported a sharp slide in in flows to £710m, down from £2bn in the same period last year, and below market expectations of £900m.