St James’s Place ditches manager of lagging £9.9bn fund October 22, 2024 St James’s Place has ditched one of the managers of a struggling £9.9bn fund as Britain’s biggest wealth manager looks to recover from a troubling year and deliver more value for its customers. Impax, which has co-managed St James’s Place Global Quality Unit Trust since 2021 alongside five other investment houses, has been dropped by [...]
St James’s Place: Analysts back UK’s largest wealth manager October 18, 2024 By the end of the quarter, funds under management had swelled to £184.4bn, up from £181.9bn the quarter before and also ahead of consensus.
St James’s Place: More inflows for UK’s biggest wealth manager October 17, 2024 St James’s Place recorded net inflows of £890m over the three months to 30 September, continuing the strong pace of inflows that Britain’s biggest wealth manager has enjoyed over 2024. The company’s retention rate stayed at 94.6 per cent, though the wealth manager has yet to finish axing its controversial exit fees. Gross inflows were [...]
St James’s Place: Most of our funds are failing to deliver value on performance September 27, 2024 In total, 30 of the 39 funds run by St James’s Place were deemed to be lagging in their performance according to the company’s latest Assessment of Value report. Asset managers are required to publish an Assessment of Value report annually by the Financial Conduct Authority, where they must assess their funds on seven different principles with [...]
The Capitalist: City boys fight for £1k Oasis tickets as corporate demand explodes August 29, 2024 Oasis tickets look set to be the hottest corporate perk next year, with firms already splashing out for packages, The Capitalist has learned.
St James’s Place: How high fees hide the wealth manager’s real performance August 28, 2024 Investors who want to know how a St James’s Place fund compares to any other vehicle in the market have a problem: they just can’t do that. Traditionally, funds can be compared by taking into account the performance of their assets, minus the fees on the fund, and comparing that with other funds in their [...]
St James’s Place: UK’s largest wealth manager kicks off share buyback August 27, 2024 St James’s Place has kicked off a fresh share buyback programme as the UK's largest wealth manager looks to bounce back from a tough year.
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.