FIG (Banks & Insurance)
Walk me through an asset manager's business model. What revenue does $100B of AUM at a 50bp fee rate produce, and what moves the model?
Model answer
Asset managers earn fees on assets under management: $100B × 0.50% = $500M of annual management-fee revenue. AUM itself moves for two reasons — NET FLOWS (client money in minus out, the…
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