Advisor Pulse: Advisors Balance Independence and Business Development
New Business Development Stands Out as the Top Challenge for Advisors. A mere 19% of wirehouse advisors said this was their top challenge, compared to 27% of regional, independent, and bank broker-dealers and a much stronger 34% of registered investment advisors (RIAs).
U.S. Rep Movement Report: Independents and RIAs Continue to Gain Ground
The most common destination for departing reps was firms within the same distribution channel. However, a significant number of reps switched channels, drawn by higher payouts, improved access to technology, and closer alignment with client interests.
CIT Assets Reach New Heights: Exploring the US $6tn Opportunity
Collective investment trusts have aggressively pursued opportunities within retirement channels that were historically built around, and provided greater protection for, mutual funds. Data from Simfund found assets in CITs crossed US$6.1 trillion in September 2024.
Windows into DC, Q4 2024: Defined contribution net flows return to pre-pandemic levels
Despite significant headwinds in withdrawals, gross inflows have reached new records every year since 2009, supported from both the employer and participant side.
Private Credit Leads Advisor Alternative Investments
Advisors’ interest in alternatives has been strongest within private credit. The complexity of alternatives raises the importance of financial advisors that can walk investors through private and frequently opaque markets…
The Fund Manager’s Dilemma: Sales and revenue growth becoming disconnected as competition for MPS mandates puts pricing front and center
Asset managers are being pushed to increase their share of industry revenue to steady the top line. Profitability for most established managers will become equally—if not more—a story of efficiency.
Four things to watch out for in the next Pridham Report
It is vital for managers to have a clear picture of who is buying which funds and why. And, perhaps more importantly, which players are winning the battle for inflows.
Whose Portfolio is it, Anyway? Tailoring Your Fund Distribution Approach to Fund Selector Demands
Now more than ever, knowing the portfolio constructor behind clients’ portfolios is essential to winning in the UK fund market. Not only does each constructor show distinct preferences, but they may also exhibit distinct engagement and support preferences.
The Future of Asset Management: ETFs, Alts, and Private Markets Reshape the Retail Landscape
While interest in active ETFs will likely not grow anywhere quickly enough to make up for the losses from active mutual funds, active fund buyers’ shift from mutual funds to ETFs could well put a giant pot of assets—about $1 trillion over five years—in play.
Have we hit the peak of the model portfolio adoption curve?
The model portfolio sector in the U.K. is at a crossroads. Following a sales boom in 2023, model portfolio (MPS) gross sales growth in the financial adviser channel in the U.K. slowed to just 6% during the first half of this year. This has left many people wondering: have we reached the peak of the […]