Integrity Viking Funds, a niche fund asset manager with a focus on income strategies across asset classes with a specialty in energy investing, is initiating a comprehensive growth strategy. They hired Sondhelm Partners and Distribution Revolution to support their effort.
When a boutique firm’s primary business is the institutional or high net-worth marketplace, some executives would rather pay for investment research over mutual fund industry research. That may be a mistake. Read Dan Sondhelm’s latest contribution to 3PM.
New technology is making it difficult for funds that fail to combine low costs, strong returns and brand equity to earn spots on investment lineups. To level the playing field, Dan Sondhelm recommends these eight strategies, as published in Money Management Executive.
Thought leadership is about creating insight that provides people with a different perspective on issues that matter to them. Authentic thought leadership challenges conventional wisdom while provoking or influencing thought. Memorable, insightful, and impactful thought leadership content is built on these key elements. This story was picked up on Nasdaq.
A growing number of fund companies realize that Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firms are the future of the intermediary business. Read Dan Sondhelm’s latest contribution to 3PM.
If you only read the headlines for Morningstar’s latest Direct Fund Flows Commentary, you might walk away with the impression that investors have come back in force. And that the dominance of passive funds over active funds is finally beginning to crack. Think again. If you go behind the headlines, you’ll see that the numbers aren’t as impressive as they might seem. Read Dan Sondhelm’s latest contribution to Advisorpedia.
The latest Kurtosys digital marketing survey reveals some encouraging trends as asset management firms continue their slow crawl into the digital age. Read Dan Sondhelm’s latest contribution to 3PM.
Boutique asset managers often debate which client segments offer the best potential. Too often, these firms swing for home runs, but there are also advantages to hitting singles and doubles. Read Dan Sondhelm’s latest contribution to Advisorpedia.
It’s not uncommon for asset management firms to be highly concentrated, with a significant portion of their revenues coming from relatively few clients or products. From a business management standpoint, it is both risky and irresponsible. Just ask Northern Cross.
In the first edition of the Kurtosys Podcast, Dan Sondhelm chats with Elliot Burr about new digital strategies for asset managers: how to best leverage new technologies, and how to stay ahead of the content marketing game in the face of regulation and disruptors.
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