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5 days ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden |Paromita Dey |Natalia Vasnier |Nour Azhar
A number of portfolio managers are stepping down from their roles at UK investment giant Schroders this year, Citywire can reveal.
The exodus comes as the company pushes through a sweeping transformation programme overseen by newly-appointed CEO Richard Oldfield, who took over from Peter Harrison towards the end of last year.
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5 days ago | 
citywire.com | Selin Bucak |Joseph Eden |Paromita Dey |Natalia Vasnier
A number of portfolio managers are stepping down from their roles at UK investment giant Schroders this year, Citywire can reveal.
The exodus comes as the company pushes through a sweeping transformation programme overseen by newly-appointed CEO Richard Oldfield, who took over from Peter Harrison towards the end of last year.
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5 days ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden
America’s market dominance is starting to crack – and Brainvest isn’t waiting to see what happens next.
From slashing US exposure to doubling down on gold, the Swiss multi-family office has been fast to shift its portfolios, and not just because of tariffs or Trump.
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6 days ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden
European equities got off to a flying start this year, outperforming US stocks by the widest margin in January for over a decade – and BlackRock believes the rally could have further to run.
In its Q2 Stock Market Monitor, the asset management giant highlighted several drivers behind the strong showing, while urging investors to remain selective amid ongoing risks.
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1 week ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden
Natixis Investment Managers recorded a positive start to the year, pulling in €7bn in net inflows in Q1 2025, as investors piled into fixed income strategies led by flagship affiliates Loomis Sayles and DNCA.
Assets under management stood at €1.26tn at the end of March, up 8% year-on-year – leading to a 1% uptick in revenues – but slightly down from €1.29tn at the end of 2024, with foreign exchange headwinds largely blamed for the quarterly dip.
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1 week ago | 
citywire.com | Natalia Vasnier |Himanshu Singh |Dylan Lobo |Joseph Eden
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1 week ago | 
citywire.com | Natalia Vasnier |Miles Costello |Dylan Lobo |Joseph Eden
He’s very polite about it, but Darren Jaroch knows more than many about the chaos and tumult that have ripped through financial markets over recent months. As the manager of both US and international portfolios at Putnam Investments, he witnessed first hand the heavy slide in the S&P 500 and markets across the world as Donald Trump unleashed details of his planned tariffs for America’s trading partners.
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1 week ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden
Amundi has teamed up with index provider STOXX to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on European defence companies in response to growing investor appetite in the sector.
The upcoming European Defence Ucits ETF will track the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Capped Index, which targets European firms within the aerospace and defence sectors – particularly those contributing to Europe’s re-militarisation efforts.
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1 week ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden
The 2025 AGM season will be a turning point in relations between companies and shareholders with ‘grand’ sustainability promises giving way to a more risk-focused approach.
That’s according to Carmignac governance analyst Marion Plouhinec.
‘What we’re seeing is a shift from post-Covid grand statements on sustainability to rationality,’ she said in a note. ‘Shareholder meetings are entering a new phase – more pragmatic, more targeted, and ultimately more accountable.’ Already have an account?
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1 week ago | 
citywire.com | Joseph Eden
The 2025 AGM season will be a turning point in relations between companies and shareholders with ‘grand’ sustainability promises giving way to a more risk-focused approach.
That’s according to Carmignac governance analyst Marion Plouhinec.
‘What we’re seeing is a shift from post-Covid grand statements on sustainability to rationality,’ she said in a note. ‘Shareholder meetings are entering a new phase – more pragmatic, more targeted, and ultimately more accountable.’ Already have an account?
