Tomorrow's leading investment managers Author:The Economist Intelligence Unit This report maps the best practices for meeting the numerous challenges firms confront, and outlines the directions for success in tomorrow's increasingly competitive market. To help you choose the appropriate strategy for your firm, the study outlines the following imperatives that will distinguish which companies will excel in a more comp... more »etitive global environment from those that will be lost in its complexities. Technology management: Outsourcing, systems integration and Internet usage: In the face of increasing customer demand, tomorrow's leading investment managers will transform technology into a strategic tool and accelerate plans for straight-through processing. Risk management: To respond to global expansion and narrowing margins of error, tomorrow's leading investment managers will manage successfully all of the components of risk: Financial, compliance, business, systems/operations, human resources, third party and brand risk. Knowledge management: Recognising that in the past investment management firms did not capitalise on the immeasurable value of knowledge, tomorrow's leading investment managers will manage knowledge, and its transfer, with the same dedication they have so far applied to portfolio management, technology and risk management. This report is based on the collective insights of more than 240 senior executives at investment management firms in North America, Europe and Asia. Their views were gathered through more than 70 personal interviews, a quantitative survey of more than 170 leading firms and four Thought Leadership Panels with a select group of executives. These insights are synthesised in the TLIM model--a new framework that defines the effective relationships between strategy, organisation and capital, which firms must adapt for future success. This report incorporates pertinent case studies to further enhance its already ahead-of-the-curve analysis. Leading companies featured in the report include Alliance Capital Management, AMVESCAP, AXA, Barclays Global Investors, Baillie Gifford, Gartmore Global Partners, Capital Group Companies, Mellon Capital Management, MFS Investment Management, Oppenheimer Funds, Wanger Asset Management, Robeco Group, Schroders Investment Management, GE Financial Assurance Investment Services Group, T. Rowe Price, Warburg Pincus Asset Management.« less