City Hive

The City Hive team is logging off today to enjoy quality time with our families over the festive break. Thank you to all our Signatories and supporters this year and we look forward to continuing to take further action in 2025 to encourage more inclusivity and transparency within the investment management industry. Keep updated on 2025 developments by subscribing to our emails: https://lnkd.in/ej263eU #InvestorsACT

Congratulations to Selina Tyler, member of the ACT Global Leadership Council, on your new role as head of UK at Jupiter Asset Management!

Jasper Thornton-Boelman, investment director at Parmenion, is a valued member of the ACT Stewardship Council. He says to produce constintelty good investment returns you need everyone fully bought in, challenging, sharing ideas and giving their all. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eb7QtN_A #InvestorsACT

It's the time of year where every team gets together and City Hive are no exception. Last week, we enjoyed our 'Christmas Party' consisting of curry, cocktails and karaoke... we will spare you the videos of the latter! There have been some new additions to the team this year and we are excited to see what we can achieve together in 2025. Bhavini ‘Bev’ Shah Mandy Kirby Mary de Cinque Taylor Thompson Alan Glendon Nneka Opara Natalie Kenway

In our latest video panel with Asset TV UK, representatives from ACT Signatory firms - Rathbones Asset Management, Lombard Odier Investment Managers and CCLA Investment Management - discuss the ACT Framework's role in fostering transparency, accountability and cultural change in investment management, and why fund selectors are pushing for more Signatories. Our panellists: - David Coombs, head of multi-asset Investments, Rathbones Asset Management  - Selina Tyler, head of UK wholesale, Lombard Odier Investment Managers  - Sam Pennefather, head of intermediary sales, CCLA Investment Management - Moderated by Natalie Kenway, editor and consultant #InvestorsACT View now: https://lnkd.in/evPjfNpn

Dewi John, head of research, UK & Ireland, at Lipper, the fund analytics arm for LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), became a member of the ACT Stewardship Council because he sees it as an excellent opportunity to facilitate positive change, and help to build a more representative and open financial industry. #InvestorsACT Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewgNsfrz

Culture and values are at the forefront of conversations Independent Investment Management Initiative (IIMI) is having with boutique firms, particularly when deciding which corporate structure is right for them before launching. Read this Portfolio Adviser interview with Dani Hristova and Susannah de Jager on making the right decisions at the beginning and why IIMI recently joined City Hive's ACT Alliance. Interview by Lauren Hardy. #InvestorsACT https://lnkd.in/eUud2TsR

Watch our Asset TV special panel introducing the ACT Framework to an institutional audience, and explaining why analysis of corporate culture is critical to the future of investment management. The panellists explored how a company’s culture can impact profits and client returns, and although historically it has been a factor perceived to be difficult to break down, City Hive has come up with ACT, a standardised framework to enable companies to disclose around that, while helping investors carry out company due diligence. Our panellists: - Sachin Bhatia, CFA, head of UK pensions & EMEA consultant relations, Invesco Ltd. - Debbie Clarke, non-executive director and consultant - Mandy Kirby, co-CEO, City Hive - Moderated by Natalie Kenway, editor and consultant Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eiaDeqpZ #InvestorsACT

Are you or do you know a fund manager that wants to help accelerate female-founded businesses? As a female-founded business ourselves, this one is close to our hearts. The Invest in Women Taskforce is looking for a fund manager or fund management team to lead the investment portfolio of the Women backing Women Fund. Invest in Women has surpassed its £250m target of funding to support female entrepreneurs in the UK, with major investors including M&G plc, Aviva, Barclays, British Business Bank, Morgan Stanley, Visa Foundation and BGF.   M&G and Aviva Investors are also Signatories to ACT. Like and share this post to help Invest in Women find the right fund manager for this unique and important project. Anybody interested should submit proposals via the following link by 23rd December. https://lnkd.in/eHDP3ChX Hannah Bernard OBE Debbie Wosskow, OBE

The City Hive team were delighted to once again join the crowd for critical conversations on sustainable investing at WHEB's annual conference. It was kicked off with a rousing call to action from Riverford Organic Farmers' founder Guy Singh-Watson who said: "As a leader you have a real obligation to look inside yourself and see what is driving your decisions". Also great to see ACT Stewardship Council member Jake Moeller on a panel discussing the hopes and fears around impact investing as a result of SDR. Thank you to everyone who visited the City Hive stall for conversations around the ACT Framework and culture in investment management. WHEB is a Signatory to the ACT Framework - for more info visit:  https://lnkd.in/edk8x_uD #InvestorsACT Mandy Kirby Bhavini ‘Bev’ Shah Alan Glendon Mary de Cinque