Growing Pains: Asset Managers Tackling Industry Consolidation with an Asia Lens

Further consolidation in the asset management industry is likely to occur as market concentration increases.

While the 10 largest asset managers comprise more than half of the global retail fund markets by assets under management, the overall asset management industry is highly fragmented, and both global and local asset managers face challenges in reaching Asian retail investors. Mergers and acquisitions can offer advantageous solutions for asset managers to combat existing challenges like fee compression or grow their investment management business to stay competitive in the industry.


Morningstar’s special report analyzes the asset management industry in Asia, the factors that could lead to further industry consolidation, challenges that asset managers may face, and how they are responding to the industry’s macroenvironment.


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