Category Archives: money

Global asset management – will the U.S. & Europe be left behind?

Wherever you look these days, the metatrend “West-to-East” manifests itself. A few observations from my discussions in Europe and the Middle East this week: Despite the wide-spread criticism of its domestic focus, China is doing its share to stimulate the … Continue reading

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Distribution research: SWFs & Transparency

As mentioned in some of my recent posts, I spent the last few months talking to over 100 leading global institutions and professional fund buyers to determine how the financial crisis impacted their organizations, asset allocation approaches and outlook. The … Continue reading

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Inflection point for the asset management industr

INFLECTION POINT FOR THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY: $4 TRILLION IN FIVE-YEAR FLOWS, A ‘GOLDEN AGE’ FOR ASIA AND RE-DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS IN EUROPE AND THE US NEW YORK, NY – February 24, 2010 – Largely untarnished by the global credit … Continue reading

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The E.N.D. – 21st century branding

Life in the 21st century is accelerating with great speed – one can reminisce about pre-email business practices, but it is hard to imagine life or work without the recent technological advances. Some habits, however, die hard. Last night I … Continue reading

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Asia moving in on developed markets…

West to East… East to West. While much of the growth in coming years will be driven by emerging markets and a growing class of middle class and HNW investors there, Asian institutions are also taking aim again at breaking … Continue reading

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Middle East Asset Management Opportunities

With $2 trillion in investable assets, a young population and low household penetration of mutual funds, what are the key criteria for a more sustainable Middle East asset management business post-crisis? Today I gave a keynote speech at the Fund … Continue reading

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