Category Archives: Brand

The future of brand(s), part 2… how bad weather can kill a brand.

Last week I wrote about the future/importance of brand in asset management – well, travel experiences over the holidays are almost always a wonderful opportunity to point out the past, present and future of brands, in this case “developed” vs. … Continue reading

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The issue of brand in asset management – perspectives from distributors and institutions

As part of “The Seven Secrets of Distribution”, our team surveyed, spoke and met with over 1,000 professional fund buyers around the world. The book was published last month, but of course we are continuing our discussions on a daily … Continue reading

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Asia fund passport vs. cross-border Luxembourg funds – the potential future of fund distribution in Asia

Will global mutual fund flows in the next five years primarily benefit cross-border Luxembourg and/or Dublin fund domiciles or will the asset management industry see the emergence of an Asian passport and reduced interest in offshore products? Traveling from Asia, … Continue reading

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Is Mona Lisa toast?

Is Mona Lisa Toast? Sometimes a picture says more than a thousand words. K11, a high end shopping area in Kowloon features this Mona Lisa version, made of toast. So I started to think, is she? To some extent, yes. … Continue reading

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Asia on the rise: service, risotto and red ferraris

Tyler brûlé this weekend called on London to get with it if they want to remain competitive. He has a point – or two. As I discussed on many occasions in the past here, Asia’s service levels are unmatched, so … Continue reading

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First Half 2010 Global Mutual Fund Flow Review & Outlook

1H/2010: $500 billion in net flows to Mutual Funds worldwide; Templeton surpasses Blackrock and Carmignac Asia Investor: Franklin Templeton, Nomura Asset Management conquer first half Citywire: Templeton leapfrogs rivals to take top spot for fund flows FTfm: Battle for Asset … Continue reading

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Hurt locker vs Avatar

Avatar, the most successful movie ever made, and the Hurt Locker, it’s David competitor, which took the Oscar. How does that relate to asset management? Blackrock vs. Carmignace, Pimco vs. Ivy, and many many more examples. We are seeing increasingly … Continue reading

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Panel with John Kerry on US-China relations and asset management

In early June I gave a keynote speech at a US-China investment conference alongside John Kerry in his capacity of chairman of the U.S. Senate Council on Foreign Relations and the vice-chair of Lazard. In the panel discussion with Kerry … Continue reading

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Leadership turnover: Apple, Google, MS and the fund industry

We have discussed the accelerating leadership turnover in the global asset management industry quite a bit of late, along with concentration of assets and flows to fewer products. In fact, the 50 bestsellers in the fund industry in the last … Continue reading

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Keynote speech on China-U.S. alongside John Kerry in NY

In early June I will give a keynote luncheon on the role of China and the US in the asset management world at the China Institutional Investment Conference in NY alongside John Kerry, who in his capacity as Chairman of … Continue reading

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