With distribution a key battleground among asset managers, the way they market themselves to advisers and end investors is increasingly important

US firm SEI Investments, whose push into wealth management is built around reducing costs for partners, sees greater opportunities in Europe and Asia than back home 

PGIM Investments plans to expand its distribution network in Europe, says CEO Stuart Parker, believing investors value its multi-brand approach

A systematic investment process is good news for investors because it is repeatable, says Dimensional Fund Advisors’ Gerard O’Reilly,  but those burned by black box strategies in the past will take some convincing

Already a major player in the institutional space, Legal & General Investment Management has been taking great strides in the European retail space

BlackRock’s Emea retail boss Michael Gruener aims to deepen relationships with the firm’s biggest clients while also picking up new business from smaller banks 

Large houses continue to dominate asset flows, but smaller fund managers offering appealing products are very much in demand

BlackRock’s global fixed income CIO Rick Rieder talks Turkey, ESG, liquidity and big data