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Led by Asset Management leads, David Masters of Lansons and Neil Robson of Katten UK. The pair pull apart the latest issues that have got asset managers talking, offering an astute analysis of the reputational fallout against a backdrop of the rules and regulations broken. A smart, monthly dissection of misconduct in the industry, this series is an essential listen for those working in financial services who are responsible for the safeguarding of business and brand; from compliance and corp ...
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Cybersecurity is an issue which continues to dominate headlines, concern investors and have substantial and very real implications for asset and wealth managers. In the data rich world of investment management, understanding the implications of cyber breaches has never been more critical. In this episode, David and Neil examine high-profile breache…
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Sarah Bates, The Eighth Day & Investment Nimbyism
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From trawling The Eighth Day shop on Manchester’s Oxford Road in a long black cloak and dress to chairing the UK’s largest in-house pension asset manager at USS via one of the first graduate trainee schemes for stockbrokers, Sarah Bates has a long, storied and hugely successful career in the City and beyond. She has been a fund manager, a CEO, and …
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Building a business with a diversified employee base is no longer a nice to have, its necessary, both in terms of talent retention but client retention as well. The regulator is also insisting that financial services firms put in place evidence-based diversity and inclusion strategies that take into account the individual firm's progress on these e…
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An increasingly diverse regulatory landscape presents substantial reputational challenges for investment managers. Amid the shifting ESG terrain at the heart of financial services, investment firms are recalibrating their approach to sustainability, grappling with the balance between upholding ESG principles and avoiding regulatory pitfalls. If you…
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ESG, and specifically sustainability, is an increasingly controversial topic for investment managers, with diverging regulation in Europe, the US and UK, and rising numbers of reputational hazards to navigate. Many fund companies are removing phrases like “ESG” and “sustainable” from product names, whilst downgrading the obligations that these fund…
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Back in early June, it looked like we were set for a balmy summer, but then the storm broke. A Financial Times and Tortoise Media investigative feature in the FT Weekend magazine detailing a series of allegations of sexual misconduct by the eponymous hedge fund founder at Odey Asset Management set off a chain of events that will have far-reaching c…
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