Investment managers should come together to provide high-quality work placements for 16-24-year olds on Universal Credit, Investment20/20 said today as it announced a new initiative in support of the Government’s £2bn Kickstart scheme.
Investment managers are calling for greater transparency on ethnic diversity on boards as almost three-quarters of FTSE 100 companies failed to report the ethnic make-up of their boards in this year’s AGM season, according to data from the Investment Association (IA)*.
A cross-industry mentoring programme for senior black professionals in investment management has today been launched by Investment20/20, the Investment Association’s talent solution, and #talkaboutblack.
UK savers put £1.8 billion into retail funds in August 2020, compared to an outflow of more than £500m in August 2019, according to latest figures published today by the Investment Association (IA).
Total assets under management by Investment Association (IA) members reached a record high of £8.5 trillion at the end of 2019, despite ongoing political instability including the UK’s departure from the EU in January 2020.
The Investment Association (IA) has today appointed two new members to its Board of Directors – Rachel Elwell, CEO, Border to Coast and Nicolas Moreau, CEO, HSBC Global Asset Management.
For investment managers to successfully adopt cutting-edge technology, there must be a clear, specific business problem to solve, and an organisational culture and multi-level senior sponsorship supportive of innovation, a new guide published today by the Investment Association (IA) has concluded.
The Investment Association (IA) has today launched a consultation into the future of its Global Bonds sector. The IA’s 37 sectors enable savers to easily navigate the open-ended fund market by dividing them into groups of similar funds. The consultation proposes dividing the Global Bonds sector, comprised of 193 funds, into ten new sectors.
UK savers put a cumulative £11.2 billion into retail funds in the second quarter of 2020, according to latest figures published today by the Investment Association (IA).
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