Sales director Polin's departure leaves investors questioning future of boutique.
Last week’s news Ignis’ charismatic head of sales Jonathan Polin is leaving the firm after seven years has triggered concern among investors. The news might not have seemed so strange if Ignis had not already lost two other sales managers over the past two months, but now some investors are viewing the departures as a sign of internal turmoil. The question is whether Ignis’ business model as a boutique of boutiques works in today’s market? When the proposition was launched, Polin relied on US research which showed this structure produced better performance for investors when compar...
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