75% of asset management firms do not want to return to pre-Covid working arrangements

Most would work three days a week in office

James Baxter-Derrington
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Three-quarters of asset managers want to embrace the new normal, with only 25% desiring to return to the pre-Covid work environment, according to a survey from Magellan Advisory Partners.

Three-quarters of asset managers want to embrace the new normal, with only 25% desiring to return to the pre-Covid work environment, according to a survey from Magellan Advisory Partners. The Post-Pandemic Working Environment study spoke to management teams across 62 fund houses globally, with assets under management ranging from under $1bn to more than $1trn and found that 75% want the post-Covid hybrid working environment to be permanent. Staying remotely productive: Unlocking the future of the office post-Covid There is an overwhelming preference for three days in the office per...

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