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Greggory Warren, CFA
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Ongoing Challenges to DOL's Fiduciary Rule Don't Alter Existing Asset and Wealth Management Trends

We don't expect the ongoing challenges to the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule to have much of an impact on the U.S.-based asset managers and wealth management firms we cover, as many of the trends that have affected both industries the past several years--from the growth of low-cost passive investment vehicles (at the expense of actively managed products) to the increased use of fee-based account structures by advisors and broker/dealers--are unlikely to abate in the near to medium term.
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Underlying
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. Class A

Waddell & Reed Financial is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides investment management and advisory services, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to the Ivy Funds,Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios, InvestEd Portfolios, Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund, and institutional accounts. The company also provides wealth management services, primarily to retail clients through Waddell & Reed, Inc. (W&R), and independent financial advisors associated with W&R, who provide financial planning and advice to their clients.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Greggory Warren, CFA

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