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Q1 2020 results round-up: Hargreaves Lansdown AUA down £8.5bn in 'exceptionally volatile' Q1

Investment Week

14 May 2020 • 6 min read

The first three months of 2020 spelled the end of the longest bull market in history as the combined impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price collapse caused havoc in most asset classes.

Here, Professional Pensions' sister title Investment Week takes a look at how the first months of the year affected the UK investment management businesses and what their outlook for the coming yea...

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