Investor Economics Insight January 2020

The Turn of the Decade: Recipes for Success

Coinciding with the longest bull market in history, the financial services industry has undergone momentous change—both endogenous and exogenous—over the past decade. However, not all changes have been warmly received by fund sponsors, which have experienced substantial pressure on traditional lines of business. With challenge comes opportunity, and the decade’s best-sellers have often anchored their strategies in a combination of very specific opportunities.

The special Industry Essay feature in the January 2020 issue of Insight presents a review of the current state of the industry from different vantage points and includes our outlook for the immediate and long-term future.