Future of asset management

This event has been organised by CFA UK’s Future of Money Working Group  

How can the asset management industry catch up with the digital world?

The asset management industry has been around for a while - retired Roman soldiers were the beneficiaries of history’s first recorded pensions; and in Ancient Greece, there were “asset managers” as early as 2500 years ago managing the assets of several “masters”. So, the premise of financial markets is historically simple – on one side, there are asset owners who want to invest money; and the other side is capital issuers who want to raise money and need access to investment.

The modern asset management systems are far away from that. The multiple entities that we have introduced into the process are there to patch over the risks, costs and inefficiencies introduced by our own model of assets, cash and transactions. Each patch has been well-intentioned and implemented more or less effectively. The overall result, however, is a mess.

In this session, the panellists will explore the problems facing the asset management industry, and potential technological solutions to simplify process and improve investor experience.

Timings

Registration: 18:00
Event: 18:30 - 20:30

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