The new joint-venture boutique for fund managers afraid to 'go it alone'

BennBridge has had talks with over 150 teams

The risks and complexities of a fund management team stepping out to set up their own asset management boutique have increased exponentially over the past decade.

The challenges include responding to far more onerous regulations, multi-channel distribution, advancing IT systems and digital strategies, sophisticated marketing plans, fund administration in a post-Brexit world, and numerous back-office processes required just to get a firm off the ground. Suddenly, the safety net of a large employer may seem more appealing. But what if all those operations were taken care of, thereby allowing the fund management team to focus on what they do best - running money? These advantages have caught the attention of Schroders' Paul Marriage and John Wa...