Data Transformation in Asset Management: Canada vs. the World

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June 2022

Fundamental changes in the asset management industry have been building for some time as institutional investors have pursued innovation for competitive advantage – however, the pandemic market dislocation and remote operating environment have rapidly accelerated the pace of transformation.

In a new and wide-ranging research study covering 200 asset managers from Canada and around the world, our global enterprise shows why such changes have reached a point of no return.

In chapter one of a new “Canada vs. the World” research series, we draw from BNY Mellon’s global insights and our local experience to contextualize selected areas where Canadian asset managers are leading or trailing the global consensus.

For more information, read our paper.

Digital technologies enable organizations to drive top-line growth by transforming the client experience. In the second chapter of our research, we outline the ways that digitization has transformed asset management.

Read chapter two.




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