As an integral part of the world financial market, the global asset management industry hasplayed a significant rolein almost every critical event and change in the world financial market over the past four decades. Its growth has been facilitated from the financial innovations in products and management technologies from various financial institutions. It is definitely a challenge to comprehend the dynamic linkage between the global asset management industry and the world financial market, institutions and products. This book takes the challenge by providing a systematic and analytical review of the dynamic development of global asset management industry in its market structure, product diversities, risk management technologies and performance. The bookaims at offering researchers, investors and financial practitioners a comprehensive introduction on how the dynamic development of global asset management industry has been integrated with the fast changing world financial market, institutions and products. As wealth or asset management is becoming a popular and specialized subject offered in university financial courses, this bookmay serveas a key textbook for financial courses in universities.
