Thought Leadership Resources

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

IRI STATEMENT: TO SECURE OUR FUTURE, WE MUST ADDRESS AND CHANGE OUR PRESENT

Thanks to our successful candidate Wayne Chopus and the fantastic Board of the Insured Retirement…

Institutional Investor | The Dirty Secret of Asset Management: It’s Doing…Okay?

“Comparing Q1 of this year versus Q1 of last year, both revenues and margins were up in that…

Pensions & Investments: 51% of alts investors to stand pat on private market allocations

"Slightly more than half of alternatives investors, 51%, do not expect to make any changes to their…

Board IQ: Board Diversity Still a Priority, but Numbers Stay the Same

“Diversity has shifted from a philanthropic discussion about ‘it’s the right thing to do’ to one…

Ignites | Active Activity: Boutiques Pulled In More Sales Than Fund Giants

"Many boutique fund shops collected more money during the first three months of 2020 than did their…

McLagan Insights: For Financial Services Firms, COVID-19 Means Navigating Uncertainty on Many Levels

Great work again from the McLagan/Aon team. Thanks to Shelley Eisenhandler for these valuable and…

Vestigo Ventures: What is the New Normal?

Congratulations to the team at Vestigo Ventures for their continued tremendous success during…

FundFire: Managers Are Not in a Hurry to Resume Onsite Work

The investment management business is very fortunate to have the option for greater flexibility in…

CFA Institute: Gender Diversity In Investment Management

"To uncover some of the underlying causes of the gender disparity in investment management, we…

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,…

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…

Ignites: Despite Layoffs, Industry Head Count Swelled 3% Last Year

“They’re consistently announcing layoffs of portfolio managers and multiple rounds of layoffs. And…