CFA Institute's Marg Franklin: The changing face of asset management

Franklin joined industry over 30 years ago

Marg Franklin, chief executive officer of CFA Institute, speaks with Alex Rolandi about the challenges facing asset management, how to nurture a positive work-life balance, and the role the industry plays in providing future financial security in times of uncertainty.

The asset management world has changed a lot since Marg Franklin, chief executive officer of CFA Institute, first joined the industry over 30 years ago. "In hindsight," she tells Investment Week, "it was a pretty simple model; largely institutional, you know - risk and return." And the returns were plentiful, she adds. "It was the era of declining inflation, declining interest rates and growing productivity - the perfect trifecta for assets to rise." But now the asset management industry is at an inflection point, she notes. Starting with the investment landscape, the opportunities...