Rokhaya Cisse and Marina Cremonese of the Asset Management team explore why the pandemic fallout has dimmed revenue prospects and made growth harder for asset managers. Plus, Celina Vansetti-Hutchins looks at how a difficult operating environment and elevated asset risk are driving our negative outlook for financial institutions in emerging markets.

Inside this episode:

Celina Vansetti-Hutchins looks at how a difficult operating environment and elevated asset risk are driving our negative outlook for financial institutions in emerging markets. (begins at 1:58)
Rokhaya Cisse and Marina Cremonese of the Asset Management team explore why the pandemic fallout has dimmed revenue prospects and made growth harder for asset managers. (begins at 8:35)

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Asset Management - Global: 2021 outlook negative as coronavirus crisis intensifies long-term headwinds (Slides) - Increased market volatility, an uneven economic recovery and competitive environment in the ongoing pandemic will likely weaken global asset managers’ revenue and hamper growth amid an increased cost of doing business as regulators intensify their review of asset managers’ products and activities.
Financial Institutions – Emerging Markets: 2021 outlook negative as operating environments heal from pandemic and asset risk remains a wild card - Banks face challenging conditions and looming asset risk, while pressures on insurers’ capital are rising despite lockdown-driven one-off gains from fewer claims having boosted profitability.

Pandemic drives negative outlook for global asset managers, emerging markets financial institutions