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Firms are preparing for tech advances in online fund distribution, digital advice and macro investing.

Industry veterans and newcomers provide insight on the year’s leading challenges in regulations, technology and operations.

Direxion’s Rob Nestor and David Mazza weigh in on hiring and compensation strategies, ETF space developments and the rise of robos.

This year’s winners — including co-founders, managing directors and presidents — have a lot to say about how women have advanced in the industry.

Executives say the race to zero in fund fees and improvements in data and analytics are among the top issues impacting asset management.

The firm’s complicated relationship with these fees is indicative of the industry’s overall struggle to find a balance between appropriate compensation and transparency.

For its annual NOVA awards, NICSA recognized asset managers and executives for operational excellence and product development.

The SEC’s recently passed ETF modernization rule, which expands choice in the market, “is probably the end of the mutual fund industry.”

“It’s going to become increasingly more important for financial professionals to understand the potential benefits of sustainable investing,” an executive says.

Asset managers stand to gain from an SEC-approved ETF structure since “selection of securities is the intellectual property for which they are paid fees.”