Sherborne Investors' Edward Bramson's eagerly-awaited strategic review into F&C has laid out plans to cut costs, leading to staff redundancies.
The group this morning reported a £4.8bn fall in AUM for the third quarter, with its open-ended fund business posting a net outflow of £559m. Activist investor Bramson has moved swiftly to convince investors F&C can reverse the losses it has suffered in the past few months, upping its expense reduction target from £12m to £33.2m. Bramson said there will be staff cuts primarily affecting back office and corporate staff, with "limited impact" on the investment teams and client-facing staff. Bramson has laid out a revised strategy for the group, in which the group will strive to gener...
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