mergers

It was perhaps obvious that news of the recommended merger between Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life would spark a wave of anxiety about more job losses.

Denies €4bn offer

Announced managed separation in March

A decade or so ago, when this column started, I wrote that Henderson was a business which would either be bought, or would have to buy, in order to survive and prosper in the 21st Century global asset management industry.

Amundi among the main contenders

Announced managed separation in March

Taken 23% stake

Fund launched in 2006

Mergers and acquisitions among wealth management firms, especially those with less than £5bn in AUM, are set to increase and could even beat the record number of transactions witnessed in 2015, as a tougher regulatory backdrop and Brexit uncertainty exert...

Looking at potential Pioneer IPO