Abrdn confirms 500 jobs to be cut as part of £150m saving plan January 24, 2024 Abrdn is set to cut 500 jobs as part of a new £150m profit saving programme, as the firm suffered £12.4bn in outflows in the second half of last year, it revealed in a trading statement today.
Quilter: Asset manager bucks industry trends with positive net flows January 24, 2024 Quilter has bucked the trend of sustained outflows experienced by other asset managers in recent months, gaining £56m in inflows in the last quarter of 2023. In a trading statement today, the firm reported that its assets under management and administration increased five per cent between September and the end of the year, to £106.7bn. [...]
The hedgies who sniffed out Wirecard have a new target: the AI bubble January 23, 2024 A hedge fund which looks for companies with 'funny smells' thinks 'AI euphoria' is skewing valuations
Shareholder revolt at All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers as one in three vote against chairman January 23, 2024 Almost one in three shareholders in All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers voted against the reappointment of its chairman at the group's annual general meeting.
Comeback kid: Embattled energy trust seeks to restore London listing after delayed results January 23, 2024 The Asian Energy Impact trust is seeking to restore its London listing after publishing delayed annual and interim results, following months of controversy around the trust. In April, the trust’s shares were suspended after an issue was identified with its 2022 annual results, leading to ‘material uncertainty’ over the fair value of some of its [...]
Abrdn begins cost-cutting push with job losses: Reports January 23, 2024 Asset manager Abrdn is set to cut hundreds of its job as it continues its cost-cutting effort, according to reports.
Leading fund managers: ‘The storm is easing’ – but it’s a fool’s game to second guess the market January 23, 2024 Fund managers at Bailile Gifford said “the storm was easing” on global markets today as the firm’s London-listed US fund narrowed the heavy discount that has plagued firms across the investment trust sector.
Why Whatsapp fines and data fears are reviving the ‘work phone’ January 23, 2024 Regulators have been clamping down on Whatsapp use in financial services - now the work phone may be making a combeack.
Plural launches £342m fund to target new ‘tech titans’ January 23, 2024 Venture platform Plural has launched a second fund aiming to raise €400m (£342.6m) for early stage ‘tech titans’. The firm, which began in June 2022, was founded by Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, along with other entrepreneurs such as Songkick founder Ian Hogarth and angel investor Khaled Heloui. Over the last 18 months, the firm’s original [...]
Rishi Sunak’s former hedge fund sails past peers with £10bn returns January 22, 2024 Rishi Sunak’s former employer The Children’s Investment Fund has raked in the biggest returns of any hedge fund over the past year amid a wider rebound for the industry globally.