Thought Leadership Resources
We have curated a collection of blogs and news items that we found important to the Asset & Wealth Management business.
January 8, 2018
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…
November 21, 2017
FundFire: BlackRock “Forces” Diversity with Compensation Incentives — Fink
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that corporate America's diversity problem must be changed by…
November 20, 2017
Institutional Investor: Corner Office — Why Fund Firms Want Fresh Blood
Asset managers looking to shake up their businesses are skipping a generation of management,…
November 15, 2017
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"…
October 17, 2017
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…
September 6, 2017
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…
September 1, 2017
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…
August 16, 2017
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…
May 16, 2017
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…
April 19, 2017
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…
March 24, 2017
FundFire: Managers Face Stalling Compensation Despite Market Rise
The industry’s compensation packages for investment professionals are likely to remain flat in 2017…
February 20, 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…