Jupiter: ‘Mixed update’ for asset manager amid market volatility April 24, 2025 Jupiter Fund Management saw assets fall by £1bn over the first three months of 2025, after funds were hit by investor withdrawals and market volatility. The stock price of the asset manager dipped two per cent this morning following the publication of what Investec described as “mixed” quarterly results. Analysts had been expecting Jupiter to [...]
Rugby: The Henry hype is far from a load of Pollocks, he’s class April 18, 2025 I did laugh to myself when I saw the abuse Northampton Saints star Henry Pollock got for his celebration during his side’s Investec Champions Cup victory over Castres last weekend. I thought: “What a load of bollocks!” The 20-year-old has a swagger about him, he reminds me of a cross between Lewis Moody and Lawrence [...]
Can Impax bounce back? April 17, 2025 Today, Impax Asset Management entered into an agreement with European giant BNP Paribas, where the asset manager will provide investment advisory services for one of its funds. But after hitting its lowest stock price in eight years earlier this month, analysts are split on whether Impax Asset Management will be able to bounce back. Impax’s [...]
Premier Sports to show 400 rugby games per year after new deal April 17, 2025 Premier Sports is set to show 400 rugby games per season after agreeing a new deal to broadcast the United Rugby Championship (URC). The agreement, which will last four years and take the Irish challenger brand through until 2029, will see the multi-national URC broadcast on a dedicated Premier Sports Rugby channel alongside the likes [...]
Premier Miton: Sinking European fund drags down asset manager April 16, 2025 Premier Miton’s assets dropped sharply over the last quarter as its investors fled from one of its underperforming European equity funds. Assets under management at the fund house fell by £500m over the last three months, reaching just £10.2bn, it revealed in a trading update today. Investors pulled £221m from Premier Miton over the quarter, [...]
Brooks Macdonald suffers market hit amid ongoing acquisitions April 16, 2025 Brooks Macdonald suffered from a significant investment and market loss over the last quarter as the firm continued to integrate its various financial acquisitions. While funds under management and administration at the asset manager did swell seven per cent over the quarter, this was due to £1.6bn added through acquisitions of financial planning firm Lucas [...]
Taking Champions Cup seriously benefits Leinster and Bordeaux April 15, 2025 It might be bizarre that, despite brilliant wins in the Investec Champions Cup for Leinster, Northampton Saints, Toulouse and Bordeaux, the next couple of hundred words will talk about the two games to come and the five previous rounds of continental rugby. Because left, ready to battle it out in the semi-finals of this competition, [...]
Liontrust: Withdrawals accelerate as performance deteriorates April 15, 2025 Investor withdrawals from Liontrust ramped up in the last quarter, with customers pulling £1.3bn and the asset manager losing £700m on poor market movements. Liontrust’s assets under management and advice fell 8.1 per cent to just £22.6bn across the first three months of the year, the firm revealed in a trading update today. Since the [...]
Polar Capital stock downgraded amid warning of dividend cut April 14, 2025 Polar Capital has been downgraded by two different City analysts after its assets fell significantly more than had been expected by forecasts. The tech-focused asset manager lost £2.4bn over the last quarter almost entirely due to £2.3bn of losses in investment returns, as US tech giants have struggled to match the stock price returns of [...]
WH Smith shareholders eye growth plans after sale of high street stores April 13, 2025 Investors in WH Smith will be keen for more details on its strategy after agreeing to sell its UK high street stores and the potential impact of US tariffs when the retail firm updates the market next week. It has been a busy start to 2025 for the historic retailer as it has pivoted to [...]