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Competition with an ever-rising stock market, the difficulty of raising assets and the steady march of time are just a few factors leading managers to the exit.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Now, armed with data from the rule’s rollout in Europe, asset managers in the U.S. have a better sense of each analysts’ worth — fairly or not.

More than half of them track the industry’s top-performing category.

Direct lenders, including hedge funds and buyout firms, are prepared to spend billions to lure borrowers away from the $1.2 trillion leveraged loan market.

So much faith has been put on the partial trade deal with China that stocks have nearly recovered since President Trump’s first round of tariffs on imports.

Funds that track custom-built indexes often seek exposure to securities based on factors like ESG and strategies that would typically be actively managed.

A major driver of growth has been the “increased awareness” of advantages like tax efficiency, liquidity and transparency, according to Bank of America.

In a business increasingly dominated by inexpensive index funds, the young juggernaut succeeded by actually picking good investments.

As asset managers create younger wholesaling teams, they're also adapting models that leverage digitally savvy hybrid roles.