European Investment Management 2004

Overview

Introduction

The report focuses on all areas of investment management, including retail and institutional mutual funds, life and pensions assets, and non-life insurance assets. Country-specific data is analyzed for Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK

Scope

• Developments in the European investment management market and data on assets under management of mutual funds, life and pension funds and non-life
• Datamonitor's European Investment Management Survey 2004 of 100 institutional investors across the 'big five' European countries
• Lists the largest investment managers in each country by assets under management and the largest 10 or more by managed funds in each country
• Highlights opportunities and threats to investment managers across Europe, and delivers specific actionable suggestions fo success

Report Highlights

On a European-wide basis, stock markets fell dramatically over the 2000 to 2002 period and the investment management markets in Europe have been badly affected. Total assets in Europe fell over this period from EUR8,359.7bn in 2000 to 7,969.8, a decrease of 4.7%.

From Datamonitor's survey of institutional investors it was found that In Italy, 81% of those that outsourced investment management used only one investment manager. In France this figure was 100% and in Germany 50%. In the UK (33%) and Spain (36%) investors had a much greater tendency to use more than one investment manager.

Looking to maximize synergies across their businesses, many asset managers restructured in 2003 and consolidation was prevalent in the European market. With so many companies exiting markets and selling off asset management businesses at a discount, others capitalized and either bought up businesses or moved into new territory.

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