Is your fleet ready? An asset manager’s product range review is crucial to ensure that all products are aligned with the company’s strategy, its profitability targets, its marketing objectives, and are optimal from a risk-management perspective (operational, regulatory, reputational, and ESG). In this article, we outline the issues covered by a product range review and…
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I recently attended a conference on ESG. I was impressed by the passion, expertise, and commitment of the speakers. However, I was disturbed by the extent to which they made themselves unapproachable: an endless succession of jargon, acronyms, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals presented with their numbers, assuming that the audience knew the corresponding theme…
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Lessons learned from analysing value systems of 500 asset managers worldwide. Would you be impressed by a doctor telling you that he is professional, focused on you, that he will cure you with integrity and that you should trust him? Probably not. These are what we call ‘hygiene’ factors. Differentiation works on an entirely separate…
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A few years ago, when I was interviewing with the CEO of an asset manager for the position of Head of Marketing, I asked him the question: « What do you expect from Marketing?” » The answer was instantaneous: « I don’t know, you tell me. » Head of Marketing was a new position for…
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Rising commodity prices, inflation, central bank policy changes, shifting challenges of ESG and even social unrest – we are living through unprecedented times. Without a doubt, these are unsettling issues to deal with for asset and wealth managers, but also for their clients. A month after the start of the Ukrainian war, the far-reaching consequences…
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Discover the fourth edition of the Hirschel & Kramer Responsible Investment Brand Index. It reviews the 500 largest worldwide asset managers, with a view to evaluate how actual commitment to Responsible Investment connects with the brand architecture. To learn more: www.ri-brandindex.org
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A talent to smoothly convince people, coordinate teams to reach common goals, a skilled presenter and native English speaker, Eric can:
