Pros
Stable US parent supporting the UK business
Cons
Not a good place to start your career many managers lack domain expertise and/or inte rest to mentor junior employees so you run the risk of not learning much. Vanguard seriously needs increased levels of domain expertise as the company has matured (e.g. technology is shocking and investment expertise not appreciated. Business in Europe seems to be struggling. Lacks stable management team with local market knowledge (many are from USA) to develop a successful strategy. If vanguard want to survive in Europe, they need to change the culture as good employees want to work with the highest quality people, the smartest people and the most fun people, not play politics Current uk leadership team have created a country club atmosphere (it is all about "offsites" in fancy locations and expensive dinners) while cutting costs in areas that affect more junior employees (such as mobile phone allowances) and in the process they risk losing the hearts and minds of employees.