What sort of future is there for active managers?

In an era of transformative shifts and dynamic disruptions, the future of active managers will come with both opportunities and challenges that demand unwavering adaptability. The need to remain competitive becomes a pivotal pursuit, as these managers navigate the evolving financial landscape. Key drivers steer the allocation of resources, shaping the strategies that will define their path forward. In parallel, the relentless call for personalised digital experiences reverberates across the investor community, driving asset managers to reimagine their engagement paradigms.

Brian Godins, Chief Commercial Officer, Calastone, joined us at IMpower 2023 to examine what the future holds for active managers, how they can remain competitive, what the key drivers are that inform how managers allocate their spend and how asset managers are responding to investor demands for personalised digital experiences.

Under the spotlight: Brian Godins

Brian joined Calastone in 2022 as Chief Commercial Officer. He is responsible for the company's commercial strategy, client relationship management and sales operations focussing on the growth of the core transaction services business and go-to-market for the company's distributed market infrastructure (DMI)

Brian has coming up to 30 years experience across the financial services industry, including roles in Global Markets Operations, Securities Services, Change Management, Technology and Client Relationship Management. Before joining Calastone he held several senior management and executive positions at Morgan Stanley and HSBC. Immediately prior to joining Calastone he led the HSBC Securities Services business in Asia and the Middle East.

Calastone were Gold Sponsors of IMpower 2023. Find out more about IMpower here >>