'Unusually high' performance fees drive 2017 profits higher at Old Mutual Wealth

Buxton-led business will be split off in H2 2018

Laura Dew
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Old Mutual Wealth saw pre-tax profits rise 40% in 2017 as a result of an "unprecedented" level of performance fees, while the group confirmed it will spin off its single-strategy business, led by Richard Buxton, in the second half of 2018.

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