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Europe Needs a Revolution in Investment Fund Fees By Mark Gilbert | Bloomberg January 15
In business, Adam Smith’s invisible hand often does the job of aligning the supply of and demand for financial products to the benefit of both buyers and sellers. Sometimes, though, imbalances develop that require the heavy hand of the authorities to re-calibrate the scales. Europe’s investment industry is a market sorely in need of intervention.