In the last decade we have seen companies like Uber, Airbnb,
iTunes, and Facebook reach the top of their respective fields
extraordinarily quickly after first hitting the scene. This
demonstrates that, in this day and age,
you can be the leader of your industry without having a long
history or, even more surprisingly, owning any tangible assets. You
don't need to own a car or a house, or even to meet people
physically, before you can make and maintain professional contacts
and friendships.
The investment management industry is still resisting this
trend, although we do see the industry being pushed now to rethink
their strategies and operations. We have identified four main
trends that are in the process of breaking through, some that are
almost mature and others still in the early stages but with high
potential to disrupt not just how business is done at the surface
level but the professional roles and even the norms themselves
within asset management.
