After each Meeting Owen James publish 'The Findings', a document that encapsulates and shares the key issues and topics discussed on the day.
Each section below summarises the different roundtable sessions and covers an array of industry driven topics.
The Findings are listed in Event date order, but don't just look for an event you attended, explore the research facility that gives you access to topics addressed at all our other Meetings – past and present.
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MAINTAINING OUR POSITION AS A WORLD LEADER IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Our expert opened the meeting with the well-known quote ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ and how they can be misleading and used to bolster weak arguments. According to EFAMA, the European trade association, there is £9.5trn (€11.5trn) in assets under management in Europe.
05 March 2020A Meeting of Minds - Asset Management - 5 March 2020
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STEWARDSHIP – THE SAFE INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE VALUE.
Rising economic inequality has caused public trust to decline and that, combined with the huge amount of company data in the public domain, has left companies vulnerable to reputation issues.
05 March 2020A Meeting of Minds - Asset Management - 5 March 2020
Asset ManagementEnvironmentalESGGreenwashinginstitutionalInvestmentsMarketingRegulation
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TALKING ABOUT CLIENT ENGAGEMENT… THINKING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE CLIENTS… NOW HERE IS A GOOD IDEA…
The way in which asset managers communicate with clients is evolving due to digitalisation, an increased demand for transparency, and ESG products.
05 March 2020A Meeting of Minds - Asset Management - 5 March 2020
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IS YOUR BUSINESS MATCH FIT? INDEED, ARE YOU?
Managing change is the most common thread amongst senior management, and business resilience is ultimately linked to the personal resilience of you, the business leader.
05 March 2020A Meeting of Minds - Asset Management - 5 March 2020
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ESG: THE MOMENTUM IS THERE – WE NOW NEED SOME STANDARDISED METRICS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE
ESG has become mainstream, and its popularity is only going to grow. Although techniques for assessing asset managers’ ESG performance are becoming increasingly sophisticated, there is no commonly agreed method of applying them.
05 March 2020A Meeting of Minds - Asset Management - 5 March 2020
Asset ManagementClient acquisitionclimate changeEngagementEnvironmentalESGGreenwashingMacro TrendsPropositionRegulationReputationalsustainableTrends
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As regulation will soon mean that your relationship managers will need to take into account your clients’ ESG preferences as part of their suitability
20 November 2019A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management and Private Banking - 20 November 2019
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How do you demonstrate the commerciality of a social impact/philanthropy proposition to shareholders and the EXCO?
20 November 2019A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management and Private Banking - 20 November 2019
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Policing the world – investment management’s new role? Media and action groups continue to demand that large asset managers use their voting powers re
20 November 2019A Meeting of Minds Wealth Management and Private Banking - 20 November 2019
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Are you providing “Value for Money?” This is an area of growing regulatory interest. How do you go about creating a consistent framework to assess
Asset management should work together to agree a consistent framework to understand and interpret value for money. At present, there is a lot of confusion and many interpretations about the concept.
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ARE YOUR CLIENTS EXPECTING YOU TO ENSURE THEIR PORTFOLIOS ARE ESG? OR DO THEY STILL JUDGE SUCCESS UPON THE BASIS OF PERFORMANCE? AND IF THEY DO ASK FO
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) is now viewed as table stakes within certain investment quarters
ESG is seen as core to the way today's responsible businesses operate. What is responsible investing, and do we continue or start?
A Meeting of Minds Bank and Brand Distribution of Retail Financial Services - 3 October 2019
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Is ESG investing a case of “Fifty Shades of Green?” As we race to judge a company, are we impacting the World balance? It is a big question?
Investors continue to increase their allocations to ESG – however, due to a lack of criteria and an industry-wide framework to measure ESG, it remains unclear what sustainable investing stands for. Different interpretations of ESG are widespread across the asset management world which increases the risk of greenwashing.
