Asset management is a form of investment management. The term asset management is sometimes used to refer to the management of all investments, including assets, or it may be used to refer to assets that don’t fall under the more standard categories of investment management, fund management or portfolio management.
Asset management is one facet of the vast global investment management industry. Large financial institutions manage billions of dollars in assets for businesses and individuals all over the world.
Many insiders feel that independent firms are more successful and more dynamic in investment management than are large banks and insurance companies.
Asset management helps to protect and grow investments. The assets under management may be a large company’s pension fund, or an individual’s retirement savings. Institutions that manage assets have great weight in the financial markets because of the amount of funds under their control. The decisions these companies make as to how to invest and move around the money they control can affect the overall rise and fall of financial markets.
Pension funds accounted for more than $15...