Robyn Grew

Chief Executive Officer, Man Group

Search every verified Robyn Grew interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Robyn Grew, CEO of Man Group, has been speaking about the current market environment, describing it as a period of "volatility, dispersion, and opportunity." She has stated that geopolitics is no longer a risk to be monitored but something investors must "actively underwrite," and she has suggested reframing the discussion as "geoeconomics" due to a global restructuring of political and trading alliances. Grew has noted that while equity markets have shown "astonishing" resilience, partly due to AI momentum, the data points are not joining up and the environment feels "a little fragile." She has also discussed the performance of Man Group's strategies, attributing a 40% drop in first-half core profit to a mix of assets, including trend-following strategies that struggled when trends became less identifiable. Grew has emphasized the importance of diversification and active management, stating that volatility is a "great place for active management" and that the firm is focused on providing "uncorrelated returns" and "bespoke solutions" for clients. She has expressed interest in credit as a "cracking opportunity" and indicated a willingness to pursue acquisitions that add scalable, uncorrelated content. Regarding her leadership, Grew has described her path to the CEO role as "unusual," coming through legal and operational roles rather than classic investment management, and has spoken about the importance of listening to ideas from all levels of the organization. She has also addressed the democratization of alternatives, arguing that it is "odd" that retail wealth has been largely stuck in the most volatile asset class, and that institutions should not be the only ones with access to alternative investments.