Business as usual: How asset managers are making 'WFH' work

Coronavirus lockdown

Jenna Brown
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work beyond measure - the improvised home office, group video meetings, agonising over which print or bookshelf to include in the background of those video meetings - it is a different ball game.

Investment Week checked in with CEOs from several asset management firms to see how their companies are working from home effectively and asked for some top tips for staff during this unprecedented time. Liontrust John Ions (pictured), CEO of Liontrust, said the shift to working from home has been "relatively smooth and successful for Liontrust". He explained: "We have always had a culture of WFH, with some staff doing so successfully for several years. "Over the past few weeks, we have moved from the initial stage of setting up/testing WFH capabilities, to 50% or more of depa...

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