“For the last 20 years, it’s been a great business — probably too great,” said Alan Johnson, managing director, compensation consultant at Johnson Associates Inc., New York. “The shifts to lower fees mean asset managers have had to find other ways to maintain margin. … Earnings are likely to be down, with layoffs in the first or second quarter — and those will be technology-driven.”

Pensions & Investments / January 2, 2019

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