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UK financial firms ramp up Brexit contingency plans

Over a third of the UK’s largest financial services firms have either decided to move parts of their operations to European Union countries ahead...

Former Source ETF chief executive joins Martin Currie

Martin Currie, an Edinburgh-based investment manager that is owned by Legg Mason, has expanded its distribution team with a former chief executive of Source...

FUND DISTRIBUTION: Finding new routes

Contrary to expectations, mid-sized asset managers are finding success in funds distribution. But as Fiona Rintoul reports, effective distribution remains difficult. Effective distribution has always...

FUNDTECH: London callling

London hosted the inaugural European FundTech Lab event, where speakers and panellists discussed data, distribution, blockchain and the technology of the future. A select gathering...

Swisscanto/Clearstream deal to see 40 jobs transferred

Some 40 London-based jobs at Swisscanto Funds Centre (SFCL) will be transferred to post-trade services provider Clearstream, following a deal announced earlier this week. Clearstream...

ASSOCIATION COLUMN: Growing Guernsey’s reach

It is the Guernsey view that mutual recognition of funds regimes is the future for global distribution and administration. As a global leader in...

Legal & General hires technology and distribution chiefs

Legal & General has appointed Robert Jamieson group chief digital and technology officer and Janine Menasakanian head of distribution strategy, personal investing. Both roles...

DISTRIBUTION REPORT: Portal into another world

Asset servicers have targeted distribution as a promising area for progress. Nicholas Pratt looks at the range of products and competing providers. The recent Funds...

DISTRIBUTION: Platforms and punk rockers

Fund managers with low-cost passive products may find a whole new vista open to them in the UK retail market less than a year...

DISTRIBUTION: On the cusp

As specialised fund managers grow in size and reputation some will be able to haggle with their distributors on the portion of commission they...

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