Mercer’s 2008 Asset Manager Fee Survey is a biennial report analysing fee data on 19,000 asset management products from 3,400 investment management firms. The survey covers asset managers in a range of geographies and across numerous products including pooled and separately managed accounts.

Overall finding

Asset management fees remained stable in 2008 but are likely to be under pressure in 2009, according to a report issued by Mercer.

Key features

Asset management fees hold up in 2008 but outlook cautious for 2009, says Mercer survey

• Overall fees in most asset classes remained stable in 2008
• Greater willingness to discuss fees, especially in alternative asset classes
• Significant median fee increase in segregated UK Small Cap and UK Equity (All Cap)
• Small decrease in median fees for US All/Large Cap equity commingled products

Pricing information

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