Audience Poll: Investment Pros and CFA Charterholders Weigh In on Future of Asset Management

At the 66th CFA Institute Annual Conference in Singapore yesterday, former banker and author Satyajit Das opened his session with a series of questions about the future environment for asset managers. Using live-response audience polling technology, nearly 120 attendees responded. The takeaways? More than half of investment professionals in attendance anticipate developed market annualized equity returns of 5–10% over the next 10 years. The distribution of expected returns for emerging markets was rosier, with 42% of the delegates forecasting 5–10% — and 32% selecting 10–15%.

Meanwhile, the poll results suggest that government policy, most notably quantitative easing by central banks, continues to weigh heavily on investment professionals’ risk/reward calculus.

The results of attendee polling from the session, titled “Will You Avoid the ‘Death of Asset Management’? Surviving and Thriving in a Low-Return World,” follow below.

Poll: What are your expectations for annualized equity returns in developed markets over the next 10 years?

Poll: What are your expectations for annualized returns in emerging markets over the next 10 years?

Poll: What are the greatest risks in the future for asset managers?

Poll: What are the major drivers of investment returns currently?

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