PwC: Asset and wealth managers must be 'fit for growth' as heyday of 30%+ profit margins not sustainable

Burgeoning wealth of HNWs

Mike Sheen
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Global asset management AUM will almost double to $145.4trn by 2025, with passive funds expected to rapidly boost their market share to around 25%, but firms must become business revolutionaries if they are to prosper, according to a new report from PwC.

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