Asset owners should insist “long-horizon” managers have a portfolio monitoring process at the outset of the mandate leading to better relationships and ultimately portfolio performance.
Could investment management fees be different? Nick Sykes at Mercer, suggests that an alternative fee structure that focuses on “idiosyncratic alpha” could benefit asset owners and managers.
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