AXA IM's Bailey: We have been asked many times about our commitment to the UK and we have always been very clear we are 'all in'

'Improving communication and services is a great way for an asset manager to distinguish itself'

Daniel Flynn talks to AXA IM head of UK wholesale distribution Rob Bailey about the fall-out from the Brexit vote, his response to the FCA's Asset Management Market Study, and how the industry can work together to improve outcomes for end investors.

With the City awaiting more clarity around the UK's Brexit negotiations and high profile investment houses such as M&G and Columbia Threadneedle outlining contingency plans to ensure ongoing European access, one could be forgiven for assuming that AXA Investment Managers, which already has 29 offices in 21 countries, would be re-assessing its British presence. But despite a recent CBI/PwC survey suggesting UK financial services optimism slumped to its lowest level in nine years in Q4 2016, Rob Bailey, head of UK wholesale distribution, says AXA IM is not moving anywhere. "Naturally, a...