Mutual funds

The case against Centaurus Financial comes after the industry and consumer advocates decried the previous administration’s approach for different reasons.

"The successful long-term players have the long-term tech driven trends right, and COVID just accelerated and magnified the trends," an expert says.

The long-term leaders carry fees more than twice the broader industry.

Most foreign financial institutions have identified wealth management as a prime focus with investable assets estimated to double over the next few years.

While several analysts are bullish, not all are convinced of the Canadian asset manager’s newfound strategy.

Despite long-term outperformance, many of the leading 20 have suffered short-term losses.

The fund manager will provide investing and savings accounts and debit cards to 13- to 17-year-olds whose parents are clients.

“Some assets are cheap for a reason,” an expert says.

Home to more than $3 trillion, outperformance among the leaders comes with some caveats.

Aside from their rock-bottom fees, those with the largest gains have at least one commonality: asset allocation.