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Fund supermarket shrugs off tougher competition from overseas and tighter regulation
More than $240bn has been raised leading to record ‘dry powder’ sums for investing
Taking on BlackRock and Vanguard will require all the talents of its co-chiefs
Newly-merged UK group promises to hold boards and senior management to account
Growing numbers of investors moving into low-cost vehicles that track an index
BoJ’s $127bn portfolio would take 31 years to liquidate even if sold at same pace as bought
Debt covenants have loosened as the demand for junk has soared
Scottish fund house to study if artificial intelligence can eliminate mundane tasks
Finance industry says artificial intelligence will create more opportunities
Two large hedge fund companies have dropped their licences for the EU regulation
Industry has closed the gap on passive’s rapid growth since the start of the year
Social media company’s disregard of shareholder rights is wrong, says Peter Smith
Investors pull $1.6bn on geopolitical tensions and concern over US business agenda
Large investors protested more over individual packages and company policies
Ireland’s central bank finds evidence of unjustifiably high charges and confusing information
Shell moves into electricity supply business
Giorgio Caputo and Lale Topcuoglu will head JO Hambro’s new multi-asset strategy
Energy supplier part of growing trend to offload responsibility of final salary plans
John Dizard highlights the choke point for the mass production of electric vehicles
Insurer to combine life and asset management operations
Pascal Blanqué and Amin Rajan urge investors to switch to risk-based diversification
US fund house plans to absorb external research costs under new European rules
CEO Heidi Ridley sees opportunities in bad ESG scores and is cautious about smart beta
Cost savings from merger of two active managers ahead of schedule
Chris Sier says greater transparency around charges will attract more global capital
New finance directive is not easily compatible with regulation beyond Europe’s borders
Consumer credit card debt in the UK shows little sign of abating
Fund giant heaps pressure on rivals by covering research costs under Mifid II rules
Franklin Templeton has appointed Tom Fisher as head of US institutional
FCA wants to extend personal responsibility for breaches of sweeping new conduct rules
Former policeman with deep expertise of industry’s inner workings will chair FCA panel
Tom Boczar explains the tax-efficient benefits of stock protection funds
New laws would not be needed to get past a liquidity crisis, says John Dizard
Swiss fund house beat expectations after successful shareholder revolt over executive pay
Purchase would bolster Atlanta mutual fund group’s basket of offerings
Large investment houses yet to decide how they will pay for investment research
