Q1 2020 results round-up: 'Resilient' real assets bolster 13% Gresham House AUM growth

How did managers cope in a volatile Q1?

The first three months of 2020 spelled the end of the longest bull market in history as the combined impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price collapse caused havoc in most asset classes.

Here, Investment Week takes a look at how the first months of the year affected the UK investment management businesses and what their outlook for the coming year is. Gresham House Gresham House saw proforma AUM growth of 13% to £3.2bn in the four months to 30 April 2020, despite the widespread market downturn linked with the coronavirus pandemic. Real assets have contributed net growth of £310m over the period, with infrastructure and housing comprising over 90% of that amount and new energy topping up the total. Both public and private equity suffered performance losses of over...