Unit trust industry faces long-term passive headwind

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Active asset managers need to lower fees to justify their patchy record against passive funds

SA’s active asset management industry faces long-term headwinds from passive investment products that are gradually stealing market share from entrenched active managers such as Old Mutual and Allan Gray, while eating into their fee-driven profit margins.

etfSA, a platform offering investors the complete range of exchange-traded funds available on the JSE, says the total market capitalisation of all exchange-traded products on the JSE has increased 12% since the end of 2019 to R112.9bn as at end-September 2020.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

 

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