While business continuity plans may well have provided for a pandemic, who truly could have predicted the present Covid-19 pandemic and the effect it has had, including that on global investment markets?

Research by Stamford Associates indicates that absolute numbers will give way to job security and employee input.

Dr. Adrian Furnham, Head of the Behavioural Psychology team at Stamford Associates, will discuss three areas of psychology relevant to Portfolio Manager appraisal and monitoring – Behavioural Economics and Behavioural Finance, Organisational Psychology, and Differential Psychology – and how to apply these in a practical manner. In today’s “working from home” environments, the effectiveness of these techniques will also be discussed.

Duncan Burden, of investment consultancy Stamford Associates, said: ‘It is almost certain that more and more companies will cut or suspend dividend payments over the coming months, as a direct reaction to the economic implications of Covid-19.’ Read the original story here

Past performance is an unreliable guide to future success. Might the corporate culture of asset managers offer better foresight?  Read the original story here

Questor met the key members of this investment consultancy, Stamford Associates, recently and was highly impressed not only with the thoroughness of its process but with the fact that its methodology was unlike any other we had seen for selecting fund managers. Read the original story here

Professor Adrian Furnham does not understand why other companies do not look for behavioural tells in their managers. A balanced individual at the helm is required to turn a good idea into good returns, he tells Pensions Expert. Read the original story here

In this interview with Rachel Pether, CEO & Co-Founder of Sovereign Wealth Ltd, Adrian and Steven discuss Stamford Associates’ differentiated approach, behavioral psychology, and how it’s been such a success for the business. Read the original story here

Secret reports dating as far back as eight years ago raised the alarm over embattled fund manager Neil Woodford’s record of investing in unquoted and smaller companies, but financial advice giant St James’s Place (SJP) is keeping them under lock and key. Read the original story here

Asset management leaders can learn from the emotional displays of football managers such as Jürgen Klopp. Read the original story here

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The asset management industry still appears to be making supernormal profits, regardless of outcomes . But even those whose job is to recommend fund managers are declaring that the current position is unsustainable.  Read the original story here

Behavioural psychology has been the subject of academic study for around 50 years, and has recently become the object of increased scrutiny within financial services as a source of insight into behaviour. Read the original story here

In-house asset management can deliver cost savings, control and overall value benefits but for complex or short-term strategies external management may offer better value for money. Read the original story here