Educating individuals on the value and importance of investment is the asset management industry's biggest challenge according to a live poll carried out at the ALFI London Conference in May, with one in three (33%) respondents agreeing with this(1). In a similar poll at the ALFI European Asset Management conference in March(2), 96% of respondents believed that there is a need to improve investor education.
In the London poll, respondents believed that the other major challenges faced by the industry are new digital entrants (25%), regulatory changes brought on by geopolitical changes (23%), and fragmented distribution markets (17%). 61% of London respondents also believed that the regulatory framework could have the most significant impact on the shape of the asset...
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