Hawksmoor IM boosts assets but expects slowing margin growth

Wealth manager round-up

Anna Fedorova
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Hawksmoor Investment Management saw total assets under management grow by 13% in 2018 as revenues were up by 19%, but the firm is set to see margin growth decline amid difficult market conditions and increased spending.

In a statement on its 2018 performance, published on Tuesday, Hawksmoor revealed its operating margin had grown by 14% in a year with strong inflows and investment performance across its private client portfolios, model portfolio service and multi-asset funds. The firm revamped its adviser-client-focused MPS offering in January 2019 in a move which increases the number of portfolios and reduces headline fees. Assets were also boosted by the launch of its Global Opportunities fund. Hawksmoor highlighted the performance of its Vanbrugh and Distribution funds, which also saw their combin...

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