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    Do you really know your distributor?

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    Do you really know your distributor?

    It is a straightforward question: who is distributing your products and to what extent? It sounds straightforward, but time and…

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    Claire Hepworth
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    Consumer Duty – the race is on

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    Consumer Duty – the race is on

    A mountain of change is required in 2023 for asset managers to be ready for Consumer Duty implementation deadlines. Claire…

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    Claire Wallace

    AWM UK

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    Six predictions for private equity in 2023

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    Six predictions for private equity in 2023

    Lionpoint’s Private Markets Advisory Team shares six predictions for the private equity space for 2023 and how to best assist…

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    Alpha FMC
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    What must UK asset management firms do to get TCFD ready in 2023?

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    What must UK asset management firms do to get TCFD ready in 2023?

    For larger Asset Managers and Asset Owners in the UK, the clock is ticking to meet upcoming TCFD reporting deadlines…

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    Troy Mortimer
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    The cost of tech stagnation and how to avoid it

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    The cost of tech stagnation and how to avoid it

    What is the cost of digital stagnation? Here are four examples as compiled by Lionpoint Group and Nova

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    Alpha FMC
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    Real assets technology strategy Part II: Implementing for change

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    Real assets technology strategy Part II: Implementing for change

    Technology implementation is a critical process and should be seen as an opportunity to enact real, positive change in the…

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    Alpha FMC
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    The Alpha Pensions & Retail Investment Outlook 2023

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    The Alpha Pensions & Retail Investment Outlook 2023

    We are delighted to share our outlook for the market in 2023 and hope this document helps firms and the…

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    Alpha FMC
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    Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector

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    Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector

    Introduction and background The draft Financial Services and Markets Bill (“FSM Bill”) put to Parliament in July proposes a framework…

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    Keith Aylwin
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    Private equity and the ManCo marketplace

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    Private equity and the ManCo marketplace

    Consolidation across the ACD / ManCo sector over the last 2-3 years has resulted in a marketplace that we believe…

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    Gilles Gerber