Reducing cost
Book
Operational control in asset management: processes and costs
Publication date: 7 December 2009
The global asset management industry has encountered considerable difficulties in recent years. After the credit crisis of 2008-2009, asset managers are now finding themselves in a new phase while the industry is undergoing major changes.
The book addresses the current challenges faced by asset managers. Focus is mainly on the operational aspects of the global asset management industry: its costs and its productivity.
The book discusses processes, costs, productivity and operational risk issues and examine their interrelationships. Industry experts and specialists provide valuable insights in dealing with pertinent general managerial, technological and cost models. Representatives from academia and the industry present and analyse data collected that leads to interesting new conclusions and recommendations on how to address the challenges faced.
The book is the second in planned series of three, published by SimCorp StrategyLab, resulting from its research programmes within the investment management industry.
Title: Operational control in asset management: processes and costs
Editor: Michael Pinedo, professor at Stern School of Business, NYU
No of pages: 220
Publisher: SimCorp StrategyLab
The book is available at amazon.co.uk and amazon.com
Survey
Report on Global Investment Management Cost Survey 2009
Publication date: 14 September 2009
The survey builds on interviews with 100 global investment management industry professionals on management C-level. The survey was conducted in cooperation with The Nielsen Company.
The survey seeks answers to questions such as: What kind of role do costs play in the current market environment in the investment management industry? What are the primary drivers of cost? How are costs reduced? What role does IT play in the reduction of costs? What kind of processes are applied to evaluate and decide on different cost-cutting initiatives? What are the post-crisis lessons from a cost perspective?
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