Brooks Macdonald blames Budget speculation for poor performance October 16, 2024 Wealth manager Brooks Macdonald has blamed uncertainty around the upcoming Budget for investors pulling £100m from its business over the last three months. In a quarterly trading update today, the London-listed money manager revealed that investors had pulled a total of 0.7 per cent of their assets over the most recent quarter, thanks to a [...]
Quilter inflows shoot up as platform business booms October 16, 2024 Investors poured millions into Quilter during the last quarter, with the wealth manager bringing in £1.4bn of new business over the last three months. All arms of the business saw elevated levels of cash being deposited into them by investors, pushing group assets under management and administration to a total of £116.2bn. In a trading [...]
Brooks Macdonald buys financial advisor amid takeover rumours October 8, 2024 Brooks Macdonald has bought independent financial advisor LIFT in a deal worth up to £45m, as takeover rumours swirl around the group. LIFT has £1.6bn in assets under advice, with £600m of this being funds under management. The firm is headquartered in Greater Manchester, with offices in London and Edinburgh, and has around 1,400 clients, [...]
St James’s Place: Most of our funds are failing to deliver value on performance September 27, 2024 In total, 30 of the 39 funds run by St James’s Place were deemed to be lagging in their performance according to the company’s latest Assessment of Value report. Asset managers are required to publish an Assessment of Value report annually by the Financial Conduct Authority, where they must assess their funds on seven different principles with [...]
Moneyfarm: Acquisitions and swelling client base help wealth manager’s assets surpass £4bn September 25, 2024 Digital wealth manager Moneyfarm has reported a jump in assets for the first half of 2024, helped by acquisitions and a swelling client base.
St James’s Place: UK’s largest wealth manager kicks off share buyback August 27, 2024 St James’s Place has kicked off a fresh share buyback programme as the UK's largest wealth manager looks to bounce back from a tough year.
Wealth manager Quilter posts record adjusted profit as investors’ nerves ease August 7, 2024 FTSE 250 wealth manager Quilter has reported a record adjusted profit amid a recovery in net inflows and improvements in global equity markets.
I thought you were dead: St James’s Place shocks analysts July 30, 2024 A scandal forced St James's Place to set aside a staggering £426m to pay out refunds to customers, leading many analysts to question whether the firm could survive the crisis. But today that narrative completely flipped.
St James’s Place shares soar as inflows smash expectations July 30, 2024 Shares in St James's Place soared today after it reported a bump in inflows for the first half of the year, which were well above what analysts expected.
Evelyn Partners private equity owner plots £1.5bn sale July 21, 2024 The majority owner of Evelyn Partners, private equity firm Permira, is looking to offload its £1.5bn stake in the business.