Three Critical Transitions Reshaping Asset Management in 2026
There is substantial opportunity for asset managers in today’s ultra-competitive environment, but unlocking it requires a precise understanding of fund selector behaviour, strategy preferences, and fee sensitivity.
What Is a Family Office? Five Key Insights for Investors, Asset Managers, and Advisors
With Family Offices now representing one of the fastest‑growing and most influential sources of global capital, this combination strengthens our ability to deliver the intelligence, context, and connectivity clients need to reach the right investors and build meaningful relationships.
Here Are the Top 10 Fastest‑Growing Firms from Wealth Management’s 2026 RIA Edge 100 List
This year, Wealth Management’s 2026 RIA Edge 100 list, developed in partnership with ISS Market Intelligence (ISS MI), recognizes today’s top independent advisory firms demonstrating deliberate, sustainable, organic growth. The list goes beyond market‑driven gains to spotlight RIAs that are winning by strengthening operations, investing in talent, and elevating their client experience.
Defined Contribution Plans Build on a Decade of Growth With Assets Near $9.5T and Participation Expanding
The number of DC plans crossed 800,000, while the number of active participants grew to just shy of 95 million at years’ end. Growth in newer, smaller plans remains critical for addressing the demographic hurdles affecting the broader DC space.
Why RIAs Are a Driving Force in the ETF Boom
RIAs account for 63% of active ETF ownership within advised channels and nearly half of index ETF ownership, far surpassing wirehouses, banks, independent broker‑dealers, and TAMPs.
Nearly 1,000 Active ETFs Launched in 2025
The 969 new active ETFs launched in 2025 shattered the prior year’s record of 602, itself significantly above previous years.
ETFs, Bond Strategies, and Target-Date Funds Lead Inflows as Managed Vehicles Bring In $827B
In Q3 2025, managed vehicles recorded net inflows of $827.4 billion, according to data from ISS MarketPulse powered by Simfund Total Market. This marked a solid increase over the second quarter, when funds raised $695.8 billion.
ETF Momentum Continues to Accelerate, Outpacing Mutual Funds, CITs and SMAs, Latest Insights Show
Passive ETFs captured the largest share of net flows at $384.2 billion. While active ETFs had assets under management of only $1.6 trillion, just one-tenth of the $16.7 trillion held by passive ETFs, active ETFs posted a respectable $145.3 billion in new deposits.
Five Trends Reshaping the U.K. Fund Landscape in 2026
MarketPulse shows a real-time view into evolving portfolio construction trends with advisor flow data: where new money is going, where assets remain parked, and where dislocations appear. These insights are central to understanding fund flows.
Seven Ways the Asset Management Playbook is Being Rewritten for 2026
For firms navigating where to compete, how to grow, and how to serve a more diverse investor base, the ability to translate market intelligence into action is becoming a defining advantage. That is where insight, context, and execution come together.