A Decade of Change

In this five-part series, Investment Executive examines the long-term impact the global financial crisis has had on the financial services sector.

January 20, 2019

Fear of risk and volatility persists

The significant market downturn many experienced may have translated into an aversion toward investing

  • January 21, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 00:13

Crisis accelerated shift in product space

Technology also played a critical role in the proliferation of products such as ETFs during the past 10 years

  • November 23, 2018 October 31, 2019
  • 00:18

Business of advice continues to evolve

Advisors are serving fewer clients overall, but more wealthy clients since 2008 as they focus on providing specialized services

  • October 26, 2018 October 31, 2019
  • 00:08

Consolidation is main trend of past decade

The pressure on firms to evolve, invest in new technologies and keep up with ever-increasing compliance costs were the key drivers of this trend

  • September 21, 2018 October 31, 2019
  • 00:16

Regulatory efforts continue unabated

The global financial crisis led to an unprecedented response from regulators that remains a work in progress

  • August 24, 2018 October 31, 2019
  • 00:14