NEW YORK (June 25, 2025) – ISS Market Intelligence (MI), a leading provider of data, analytics, insights, media, and events solutions to the global financial services industry, announced the publication of its latest edition of the U.S. Asset Manager Profitability Report.
The U.S. Asset Manager Profitability Report, published by ISS MI, analyzes the financial performance of 23 publicly traded asset managers and uncovers both encouraging signs of resilience and emerging structural challenges.
The 2024 report reveals a strong recovery in profitability across the U.S. asset management industry following a turbulent 2023. According to the report, 19 out of 23 public asset managers reported higher operating margins in 2024, with the median margin rising from 25.1 percent in 2023 to 29.0 percent: a return to the industry’s 10-year average. This rebound reflects a broader recovery in market conditions, improved investor sentiment, and disciplined cost management across the sector.
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