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Active managers see revenues fall by 30% - 50%

Giovanni Legorano

18 May 2009 •

Active management firms' revenue worldwide declined by 30% - 50% last year, Watson Wyatt research reveals.

The consultant said increasing pressure on profitability at active asset management firms this year was likely to cause considerable changes in the industry. It urged asset owners to prepare accord...

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