Thought Leadership Resources
We have curated a collection of blogs and news items that we found important to the Asset & Wealth Management business.
April 24, 2020
CFA Institute: Gender Diversity In Investment Management
"To uncover some of the underlying causes of the gender disparity in investment management, we…
April 23, 2020
Ignites | Hiring and Firing: How Covid-19 Compares to Financial Crisis, Dot-Com Bust
"Fund industry head count has progressively increased over the last several years. Last year,…
April 15, 2020
Institutional Investor: Funds Saw Largest Ever Exodus in March, Morningstar Says
Interesting news as risk assets continue to rotate. Amongst our clients, there are definitely some…
April 1, 2020
Ignites: Despite Layoffs, Industry Head Count Swelled 3% Last Year
“They’re consistently announcing layoffs of portfolio managers and multiple rounds of layoffs. And…
March 27, 2020
Ignites | Find Your (Fund Industry) Passion: A Q&A With PGIM’s Stuart Parker
Great insights from industry thought leader Stuart Parker, part of the fantastic leadership team at…
March 27, 2020
Fund Board Views | Q&A: Women On Mutual Fund Boards
Thank you to Hillary Jackson at Fund Board Views for including us in this important conversation on…
March 23, 2020
Girls With Impact: As parents work from home amid COVID-19, Girls With Impact waives tuition with its distance learning relief effort to ease burdens
Girls With Impact has just made their live, online "mini-MBA" program free to girls age 12-18…
March 23, 2020
Bloomberg: JPMorgan Plans Firm-Wide Hiring Freeze Amid Virus Uncertainty
At Wilbanks Partners we are still active in our recruiting initiatives for innovative roles in…
March 13, 2020
McLagan Insights: Navigating the Growing Patchwork of Pay Equity Laws Across the United States
Another great overview with thoughtful insights on a complex, important and topical issue we are…
March 12, 2020
MCDB | A New Virus on the Block: SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Accurate information is always critical in periods of uncertainty and heightened volatility, and I…
March 9, 2020
FundFire: Asset Management Comp Slides Lower, Except for Those with Specialized Skills
"Asset management industry paychecks are on the decline, but not for workers with specialized…
February 24, 2020
The New York Times: As the Start-Up Boom Deflates, Tech Is Humbled
This is a fantastic opportunity for asset management and wealth management firms to put their…