IA Webinar: Investment Management in the UK: Key findings from the 2025-26 survey
Description
Following the publication of Investment Management in the UK 2025–26, the IA's flagship annual survey, the Investment Association is pleased to invite you to a webinar exploring the report's key findings.
Assets managed in the UK rose 11% in 2025 to a record £11.1 trillion, with overseas clients now accounting for 53% of the total. For the first time, retail investors are the industry's largest client group, at 30% of assets.
The session will walk through the latest data on the UK retail and institutional markets and forward-looking insights from interviews with senior figures across the investment industry, with time for your questions.
WHY ATTEND
By attending, you'll gain insights into:
- The size and structure of the UK investment management industry, including total assets under management (AUM)
- Evolving trends in client types and asset allocation across the retail and institutional markets
- Retail market dynamics, including investor behaviour in 2025
- The main themes shaping the future of the investment management industry
SPEAKERS
Miranda Seath, Director, Market Insight & Fund Sectors, The Investment Association
Miranda is a Director on the IA’s Executive Committee and leads the IA’s work analysing data and trends in UK investment management, producing evidence-based insight to support the IA’s policy agenda. Her team provides insights through the annual Investment Management Survey, monthly retail funds market commentary and the IA’s investor research. Miranda is also responsible for the IA Sectors, the fund classification scheme designed to help UK investors navigate the retail fund universe.
Sarah Shehabi, Market Insight Manager, The Investment Association
Sarah Shehabi is a market insights and policy research professional at The Investment Association, where she works within the Market Insight & Fund Sectors division. She leads in the production of the IA’s flagship publication, the Investment Management Survey. Sarah's research has covered a range of policy areas, including sustainable investment, costs and charges, and investment firms’ capital requirements, providing the evidence base to inform industry positions and policy development.
Eve Goan, Research Analyst, The Investment Association
Eve Goan is a Research Analyst at The Investment Association, working within the Market Insight & Fund Sectors division. She supports the delivery of the IA's flagship publication, the Investment Management Survey, and also contributes to the IA's investor research programme, including the annual ISA Barometer series and work on the growing role of ETFs in UK investor portfolios. Her analysis of industry data, market developments and investor behaviour helps underpin the IA's evidence-based policy and advocacy work.