Weekend Essay: Why fund management is reassuringly expensive
By
Justin Cash
5
th March 2021
12:00 pm
“If margin is indicative of exclusivity, fund management is a luxury item.” So wrote investment consultant Graham Bentley in a column for
Money Marketing last week.
The margin taken by managers is a quarter higher than that of high-end fashion brand Louis Vuitton. It even rivals some of Apple’s product lines for profitability – a company known for its tendency to offer a premium price tag knowing that consumers will still circle each new launch like gannets.
The only conclusion, as Bentley rightly notes, is that “fund management is priced as an extravagance”.