Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
At the end of 2011-12, the Collective Investment Schemes industry will be in charge of £650 billion of investors' money. The industry will earn £8.49 billion in fees for managing these funds in 2011-12, up only 1.7% from the previous year. The industry's revenue is measured as the fees charged to investors by fund managers for their management services. This is based mostly on the level of funds under management, and tends to average about 1.5% of funds under management. After a year of moderate growth in 2010-11 as investor sentiment picked up, industry growth will slow again in 2011-12, as the global financial system comes under renewed pressure... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Starting a New Business Chapter
Barriers to entry into the industry largely revolve around establishing a strong enough brand and reputation to gain the trust of investors and financial advisors. The brand of the trust, the reputation of the funds management company and the reputation of the individual fund manager are all important considerations for potential investors. Reflecting this, there has been a trend toward consolidation in the industry, both in terms of the number of funds management companies managing trusts and the average number of trusts managed by each funds management company. This in turn reflects existing fund managers leveraging their established brands to generate interest in new trust offerings... purchase to read more