Richard Buxton

Old Mutual chief executive

Richard Buxton is CEO, head of UK equities, at Old Mutual Global Investors. He also runs his single-strategy business Merian Global Investors, now part of TA Associates following its sale from Old Mutual.

Buxton joined Old Mutual as head of UK Equities in June 2013, and was appointed as chief executive in August 2015. He was previously at Schroders, where he managed the Schroders UK Alpha Plus Fund for more than ten years.

Prior to Schroders, he spent more than decade at Baring Asset Management after starting career in 1985 at Brown Shipley Asset Management. Buxton received the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry award at the Morningstar OBSR Awards in 2012.

UK

Update: Buxton retains management of £2.3bn UK Alpha fund in £600m OMGI sale

Will remain on £2.3bn UK Alpha fund

19 December 2017 • 5 min read

Markets

OMGI's Buxton: Govt needs to address demographic divide or risks 'sleepwalking into electoral disaster'

'Capitalism is not working'

07 December 2017 • 2 min read

Wealth Management

Feeney: OMGI single-strategy business 'less aligned' with Old Mutual Wealth

Due to be sold

15 November 2017 • 2 min read

Alternatives

OMGI seeds retail version of Systematica hedge fund with $122m

Alternative risk premia strategy

13 November 2017 • 2 min read

Funds

OMGI tops Q3 Pridham Report with almost £1bn in net retail sales

Rathbones joins the top ten

02 November 2017 • 1 min read

Industry

Two Australian financial giants in £550m battle for OMGI buyout

Part of a 'small handful' of names in the frame

22 October 2017 • 1 min read

Investment

Former Gartmore investor approached to back OMGI management buyout - reports

Deal could be worth £550m

12 September 2017 • 1 min read

UK

OMGI's Buxton: There is lots of cash on the sidelines but setbacks will create opportunities

Lessons learnt after an 'extraordinary year'

24 February 2017 • 1 min read

Industry

Quick-fire interview with OMGI's Buxton: FCA should look to Irish model to beef-up fund boards

Response to Asset Management Study

13 February 2017 • 1 min read

Equities

OMGI's Buxton promises 'constructive returns' after 'horrendous' fund performance

Three-year rolling numbers 'worst period'

18 January 2017 • 3 min read