The Investment Association (IA), the trade body that represents UK asset managers, outlines its solutions to the flaws of the Packaged Retail Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) regulation, in particular the methodology for calculating transaction costs. The IA is wholly supportive of the principle behind PRIIPs: to provide savers and investors greater transparency
The Investment Association (IA), the trade body that represents UK asset managers, has today appointed four new Directors to its Board, bolstering its industry leadership and increasing its gender diversity.The appointments nearly double the female representation on the IA Board from just over 20% to almost 40% and reflect the IA’s commitment to increase diversity
The UK asset management industry grew to a record £7.7 trillion, maintaining its standing as the second largest asset management centre in the world, according to the latest figures* published today by the Investment Association (IA), the trade body that represents UK asset managers.Key 2017 findings*: £7.7 trillion managed by IA members in the UK - 11% increase from
The Investment Association’s monthly statistics of UK investor behaviour in July 2018 show:
Net retail sales were positive in July with an additional £977 million invested into UK authorised funds, and funds under management totalling £1.3 trillion.Europe, North America, and UK equity funds experienced net retail outflows of £156 million, £256 million and £315
The Investment Association (IA) has promoted Johannes Woelfing to the newly created position of Head of European Affairs as part of the trade association’s move to increase its permanent presence in Brussels. Johannes, formerly Regulatory and Legal Specialist, has been with the IA for four years and will be the IA’s main representative in Brussels as of 1 September 2018. He will be responsible
The Investment Association’s monthly statistics of UK investor behaviour in June 2018 show:
Net retail sales were positive in June with an additional £840 million invested into UK authorised funds, and funds under management totalling £1.2 trillionGlobal was the best-selling sector in June with £291 million net retail salesEurope and UK equity funds each experienced
The Investment Association (IA) has today opened its doors to establish the first cohort of ground-breaking innovators for Velocity, the IA’s specialist FinTech accelerator for the asset management industry. The 24-strong Velocity Advisory Panel, chaired by Graham Kellen, Chief Digital Officer of Schroders, and comprised of senior industry leaders and digital technology
The Investment Association (IA) has today published ‘Bringing our Whole Selves to Work’, the organisation’s first report into the LGBT+ experience in asset management, which sets out twelve key steps organisations can take to create more inclusive workplaces.The publication of the report comes a day ahead of the Pride march in London and follows a roundtable discussion
The Investment Association’s monthly statistics of UK investor behaviour in May 2018 show:Net retail sales were positive in May with an additional £1.9 billion invested into UK authorised funds, and funds under management totalling £1.2 trillionTargeted Absolute Return was the best-selling sector in May with £516 million net retails salesOutflows from UK equity funds
The Investment Association (IA), the trade body that represents UK investment managers, has today expanded its Investment20/20 programme to promote a more diverse pool of talent into the investment industry, and has launched a video challenging stereotypes of the industry’s workforce.The IA, which recently merged with Investment20/20 to help drive greater diversity in
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