Asset managers warned to cut costs as outlays rise 8% in 2017

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Tom Eckett
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Changing market conditions and the withdrawal of central bank liquidity mean asset managers must address their costs in order to survive, according to research conducted by Morgan Stanley and consultancy firm Oliver Wyman.

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