Investor Economics Insight July 2019

Managers pause as lower pricing takes hold
The cost of managing assets has been trending down for several years on a global scale. As competition from inside and outside the funds business, economies of scale and evolving advisor practices converged, asset managers were quick to ensure that the pricing of their products remained attuned to the new economic formula.

The current issue of Insight explores current trends in investment fund pricing. Data is examined by series, asset class and type of sponsor. The Trendlines article at the end of the report looks at the relatively new, albeit fast growing, liquid alternatives segment.