Thought Leadership Resources

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

Ignites: People Feature — New Generation of CEOs Greeted with Industry in Transition

There has been a trend in leadership succession planning in the investment business to accelerate…

FundFire: BlackRock “Forces” Diversity with Compensation Incentives — Fink

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that corporate America's diversity problem must be changed by…

Institutional Investor: Corner Office — Why Fund Firms Want Fresh Blood

Asset managers looking to shake up their businesses are skipping a generation of management,…

FundFire: Apollo Move Cements Rise of Gen-X Leaders

Interesting observations by Tom Stabile about the breadth of the GenX leadership trend in the "C"…

FundFire: William Blair Fills Top Investment Post with Int’l PM

William Blair has filled the vacancy left at the top of its investment management arm, appointing…

FundFire: Russell Taps William Blair Investment Mgmt Head as CEO

Russell Investments has named William Blair’s head of investment management Michelle Seitz as its…

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…

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…

FundFire: Flat Bonus Outlook Narrows Managers’ Access to Top Talent

Asset management firms are keeping incentives flat in 2017, but the variance among industry players…

Ignites: In Tight Job Market, Consolidation Spurs Talent Grab

Only 39% of asset management executives who participated in a recent survey said they would be…

FundFire: Managers Face Stalling Compensation Despite Market Rise

The industry’s compensation packages for investment professionals are likely to remain flat in 2017…

Institutional Investor: Corner Office — A Spike in CIO Exits Spells Trouble in Paradise

Over the past decade, endowment CIOs have faced increasing pressure to turn in top performances for…