Thought Leadership Resources

We have curated a collection of blogs and news items that we found important to the Asset & Wealth Management business.

CFA Institute Magazine: Where Will the Next Hiring Hotspots Be?

George Wilbanks weighs in on changes facing the investment industry’s global talent market, from…

ETF.com: A Deeper Dive into ESG ETF Portfolios

Great to see solid reporting on this interesting topic. Sustainability in finance is going…

FundFire: Bridgewater Leads Pack on Client Service with Massive Staff

The hedge fund and private equity industries, generally lagging their more traditional peers in the…

IBM Watson Client Insight for Wealth Management

Interesting new developments in digital marketing for investment advice from IBM.

Ignites.com: SSGA Votes “No” 400 Times over Gender Diversity

Nice to see that money talks with regard to gender diversity in the boardroom.

New York Times: Aiming to Do Good, Not Just Well

Tim Gray highlights Morningstar’s sustainability ratings, which offer a creative and useful…

Bloomberg: Asset Management Revenue Falls in 2016 for First Time Since 2008

Tipping point! Should make the rest of the year really interesting.

Bloomberg: Investors Have Lost Sight of the Purpose of Indexes

There is no such thing as passive investing. All indexes are actively managed with important market…

New York Times Dealbook: Can Good Corporate Citizenship Be Measured?

Andrew Ross Sorkin reports on BoA Merrill Lynch Global Research’s recent report “ESG Part II: A…

New York Times: An Index-Fund Evangelist Is Straying from His Gospel

Burton Malkiel, who long endorsed passive investing, has had a change of heart.

Business Update: First Half 2017 — Market of Contrasts

After spending time with clients this fall, we came to the conclusion that many of the predictions…

Wilbanks Partners Commentary: Asset Managers Return to Marketing Basics in Pursuit of Innovation

As traditional sales channels in both retail and institutional continue to move through a period of…