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SJP CEO FitzPatrick’s rollercoaster year and Barclays’ wealth hiring spree
This week’s wealth management stories all in one place
Vanguard spins out $900bn wealth business in major overhaul
New CEO Salim Ramji redoubles efforts to crack the wealth market
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Vanguard’s London launch 15 years on: How the US index fund giant conquered the UK
In 2009, Vanguard opened its London office as part of a wider push into Europe. Rival fund groups have been struggling to compete ever since
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Vanguard’s European arm scores profit increase as platform revenue surges 147%
The US asset manager recorded a big rise in revenue generated by its UK investment platform, which was launched in 2017
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Under 30s fuel Vanguard’s platform growth, City grandees warn over investments ‘crisis’
The week’s top asset management stories, all in one place
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Vanguard’s UK platform assets jump 50% on boost from young investors
More than 61,000 new customers have joined Vanguard’s personal investment platform so far this year, with 40% aged 30 or under
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Who is new Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji?
The former BlackRock executive was among a small cohort of senior executives tipped to take over from Larry Fink
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Vanguard names former BlackRock executive as CEO
Salim Ramji led BlackRock’s ETF business and left in January
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Does Abrdn’s CIO have the industry’s toughest job?
The biggest asset management stories this week
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Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley to step down
The low-cost fund manager’s assets grew more than 80% to $9tn during his tenure
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BlackRock, Vanguard splash on lobbyists as ESG battles rage ahead of US election
Big four fund groups including State Street and Fidelity spent $7.8m on US lobbyists last year as politicians railed against 'woke' investing
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Vanguard bolsters headcount in Europe as profit grows 13%
Growth of UK platform helps boost asset management giant's coffers
‘This is Vanguard weather’: Meet Sean Hagerty, the passive giant’s Europe head
The head of Vanguard’s European business talks about picking up market share during a downturn and why the firm is in no mood to stop hiring
FN’s best fund manager CEO interviews from 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, FN takes a look back at our interviews with some of the biggest names from the asset management sector
Vanguard, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan among Europe’s biggest ETF winners
Data shows just four asset managers increased the amount of new money gathered by their ETF ranges over 2022
Vanguard abandons money-market fee waivers
Vanguard hasn't announced it was reducing the fee waivers, which arguably reflect a return to a more normal state of affairs now that rates are no longer near zero
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Vanguard quits $66tn net-zero coalition
Index funds giant exits Net Zero Asset Managers initiative as anti-ESG backlash ramps up
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Vanguard’s Europe boss eyes pension switches to boost UK platform
The US asset manager expects new client numbers for its UK platform to hit 125,000 this year, a sign it is starting to nip at the heels of some larger rivals
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Vanguard’s European arm reports 33% profit drop as headcount rises by almost 200
Vanguard's European business generated a £17.5m profit in 2021, down from £26.1m the previous year
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