Fund selectors: The challenges facing younger managers in 'supranormal' times

IW launches Managers to Watch series

Fund buyers have identified a number of key issues and opportunities facing up-and-coming fund managers in an era of shorter investment cycles, higher levels of accessible product data, and increasing competition from passive vehicles.

As Investment Week launches its Managers to Watch series, profiling younger fund managers who have started to hit selectors' radars, allocators have identified what makes relatively unknown managers stand out, as they try to break into an industry dominated by well-established star names. "Younger managers face lots of challenges in these supranormal times. For example, there is a big focus on adding value through alpha in the face of the rise of passives and smart beta," said Lee Robertson, CEO at Investment Quorum. Faces to Watch: Investment Week's top managers under 35 "Investme...