AUM

ONE TO WATCH

Will manager moves win out over buy list pressure?

Polar Capital's chief executive Tim Woolley has sold 500,000 shares in the company for almost £2.4m.

Walker Crips Group is continuing to pursue its growth agenda after a successful last quarter of 2013, with assets under management jumping by 33% over the year.

Need for advice among high-value investors still increasing.

THE BIG INTERVIEW

Consolidation has been the watchword in the asset management sector this year and, consequently, the structure of the funds industry is changing as rapidly as the City skyline.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

ALTERNATIVES

Polar Capital has more than doubled its assets under management year-on-year, driven primarily by inflows into its Japanese products.