Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) expects the SA management industry to shrink further in the next five years with companies with assets under management (AUM) of less than R10bn at risk of becoming economically unviable in a tough trading environment.

Isabella Mnisi, RMB’s sector head for asset management and funds, said the number of SA asset managers is expected to shrink by 3% over the next five years, continuing the trend of consolidation in an industry faced with rising challenges...

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