EY: Investors display ‘worrying level of apathy’ to ESG
92% of investors argue it is not worth sacrificing short-term performance for the longer-term ESG investments, according to an EY survey
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Quilter Cheviot launches service for ‘Big Four’ employees
Workers at Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PwC are eligible
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EY: Appointments of women as UK financial service directors falls 28 percentage points in 2023
The UK has the lowest percentage of female appointments across major European markets
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Half of Europe’s asset managers yet to achieve 40% female representation on boards
Though boardrooms have ‘visibly evolved’, according to EY Investors Boardroom Monitor
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16% surge in UK financial services M&A deals
160 were made in the first half of 2023
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59% of MENA investors plan to move their assets to another firm
Investment performance is the key reason
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HNW investors prefer human touch over robo advice
‘Highly trusted source of advice that will not be easily replaced’
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265% rise in UK wealth and asset management M&A deals in a year
Total value of transactions in the industry increased to £6.1bn in H1 2021
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Apac wealth clients hungry for digital tools
Pandemic was a catalyst for technology use and will lead to permanent changes in investors’ behaviour
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India ranked among top investment destinations
For multi-national corporations in the next two-to-three years
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PEOPLE MOVES: Waverton IM, Brooks Macdonald, Cazenove Capital
CEO named at investment manager, while wealth firm announces two promotions and a departure
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Have Middle East wealth clients been poorly served?
Head of wealth advice at one firm expects ‘client defections to accelerate’ across the region