The Hive Mind newsletter Q3 November 2025
It’s been a season of meaningful growth for ACT as we welcome new Signatory firms, Aberdeen and Candriam.
Read on to find out more about our work across the Industry.
Website improvements
Have you seen the updates to the City Hive and ACT websites? Take a look:
https://www.cityhive.co.uk/ To find out more about City Hive, the team, press releases and resources for Signatory firms.
https://www.investorsact.com/ For everything there is to know about ACT, members of the Stewardship and Global Leadership Councils, our blogs and coverage, Academy work and much more…
New Signatories
City Hive is delighted that Aberdeen and Candriam have become the latest Signatories to the ACT Framework. Who will be next?
RBC BlueBay CEO becomes senior adviser to ACT
Erich Gerth, CEO at RBC BlueBay Asset Management, has been appointed senior adviser to City Hive and ACT.
ACT Governance Committee
Ben Seager-Scott, CIO at Forviz Mazars, and Genevra Banszky von Ambroz, fund manager at Evelyn Partners, have been appointed chair and vice chair of the newly created ACT Governance Committee.
ACT is now on Openfunds
ACT Signatory status is now available under the Openfunds code regime, making it simple to integrate with data exchange platforms. The Openfunds standard improves the quality and efficiency in the dissemination of fund information.
Institutional expansion
City Hive has unveiled the ACT Stewardship Council for the institutional market expanding oversight into pensions, charities, endowments and insurers.
Fun Management Social Charity Night
Alongside members of the ACT Stewardship Council and ACT Signatories, City Hive raised vital funds for The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust at a Curry Bingo evening.
Find out more about the charity
Get involved with more charity events with us by emailing HQ@cityhive.co.uk
ACT Academy
Our Academy has been moved under the ACT banner, enabling us to combine the most relevant themes, insights, and innovations directly to you through online and in-person events.
Check out our upcoming webinars on mentoring, AI and neurodiversity: Upcoming events
ACT Collective
We will be holding our first ACT Collective event on 27 November delving into the smart questions to ask around AI. Invite only.
Bank of England
City Hive is delighted to collaborate with the Bank of England to support their Meeting Varied People initiative to connect individuals from the industry directly with the Bank’s Market Intelligence teams. The first event will be held on 12th November. Invite only.