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

FundFire: Carlyle Churns Out Insights in “Content Marketing” Push

Carlyle joins Blackstone, KKR, Oaktree, and Bain as one of the few private equity firms to have…

FundFire: Managers Look to External CEO Hires to Fight for Flows in 2017

George Wilbanks discusses the uncertain roadmap facing the majority of the asset management…

FundFire: MFS Co-Chief Manning Stepping Down from Role Next Year

MFS co-CEO Robert Manning will transition out of that role to become executive chairman on Jan. 1,…

FundFire: How to Bring More Women into the Industry (Video)

Mariana Lemann interviews attendees from the CFA Institute’s conference “Alpha and Gender…

Ignites: People Feature — Fund Workers Brace for Bonus Letdowns

An uncertain regulatory future, modest returns and fee compression have collectively pinched fund…

FundFire: Commission Pay Plummets as Sales Process Grows More Complex

Base salary plus a bonus component is becoming the norm in distribution compensation packages. Only…

Institutional Investor: The Endowment Location Conundrum

The Cornell Office of University Investments, following talent and trend, is heading to New York…

FundFire: Client PM Jobs Multiply to Meet Increased Sales Demands

The average number of client portfolio managers has increased by 91% over the past five years,…

Ignites: People Feature — Background Check: Socioeconomic Diversity Enriches Fund Shops

A recently published academic study suggests that fund managers who had fewer economic advantages…

FundFire: Eaton Vance Builds Out Inst’l Distribution Team

Eaton Vance Management has hired two senior executives to fill its institutional distribution team,…

Ignites: How Do You Say “Stronger Resume” in Spanish?

English may still be the first language of finance, but fluency in other languages translates to…

Ignites: Janus to Split Tech, Ops Teams Following Exec Retirement

Janus is splitting up its technology and operations into separate divisions following the…