ACT - City Hive

City Hive is a think tank and advocacy group. We are an independent organisation on a mission to democratise access to investing and investments.

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Founder: Bev Shah, Mandy Kirby, co-CEOs
Size: 1-10 people
Founded in: 2016

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ACT is the Corporate Culture Standard for investment companies. It captures the essence of an investment management company’s ‘heart and soul’ and provides professional investors with a framework to assess, measure and be a catalyst for change.

We are an independent organisation on a mission to democratise access to investing and investments.

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ACT Signatory Journey: ‘This is a long-term movement, not a passing trend’

A conversation with Alex Matcham, head of UK wholesale distribution at M&G, who shares the firm’s ongoing learning as a result of being an ACT Signatory and Partner, and its place in the industry evolution.

Published on 2025-04-02

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Why firms are doubling down on communication amid deregulatory noise

In this piece, Bev Shah, co-CEO at City Hive, looks at the diverging regulatory agendas across the globe, and why more firms need to step up to the plate in terms of transparency

Published on 2025-03-03

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Incorporating firm culture decisions into investment due diligence

"Good culture leads to colleague retention, attracting talent, better productivity and, as a result, better client outcomes." Find out more from Emma Wall, head of platform investments for Hargreaves Lansdow, on why the ACT Framework is incorporated into the HL's fund manager research due diligence process. Watch now:

Published on 2025-02-17

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Closing the information gaps around talent and culture

“Culture is massively important”

Published on 2025-01-13

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The idea of culture and brand

'Asset management is a people business, so the culture of those people is key.'

Published on 2024-11-04

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Why is assessment of corporate culture important?

Framework and Standard to support understanding

Published on 2024-10-21

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ACT: The Corporate Culture Standard for the Investment Management Industry

Understanding, creating and progressing cultural change

ACT - City Hive Published in 2024-10

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