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The Purpose of Asset Management

  • The Purpose of Finance
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This challenging paper furthers the debate about whether the asset management industry fulfils its purpose. Does the application of the dominant investment theory, Modern Portfolio Theory, reduce trust in the industry by driving unnecessary complexity, a multiplicity of (opaque) fees, and short-termism?

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