Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: TowerGroup
Published: December 2007
Product Code: R301-1393Description Asset managers frequently ask TowerGroup, "What will the key business drivers be in the coming year?" and "How should I respond?" Software vendors and consulting firms ask, "What are firms' technology priorities?" These questions are particularly relevant for 2008 as the asset management industry finds itself in a period of transition regarding how money is managed and what stakeholders expect and facing worldwide competition from traditional and alternative players and the disruption due to the credit crunch. To help the industry chart a course for 2008, TowerGroup has compiled the top 10 business drivers and the resulting top 10 strategic responses and technology initiatives.
Table of Contents Report Coverage
Analysis of Key Issues
The Top 10
Exhibit 1 Top 10 Business Drivers, Strategic Responses, and IT Initiatives in Investment Management (2008)
Exhibit 2 Sample Mapping of a Top 10 Business Driver in Investment Management (2008)
Business Driver 1: The Search for Alpha and Low-Cost Beta
Business Driver 2: The Search for Liquidity in a Fragmented Market
Business Driver 3: The Impact of Sophisticated Clients
Business Driver 4: The Shift to Low-Margin Products
Business Driver 5: The Credit Crunch
Business Driver 6: Technology Innovation and Obsolescence
Business Driver 7: Transitional Regulatory Environment
Business Driver 8: Globalization
Business Driver 9: Demographic Trends and Generational Comfort with Technology
Business Driver 10: Consolidation Hangovers
Recent Trends and Predictions for the Future
Summary
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