Steve Doire, CFA, CPA, CPCU
Strategic Platform and Client Advisor
Steve brings extensive knowledge of the insurance industry, insurance asset management, and general asset management to Clearwater and its clients. He works closely with clients and prospects to help them leverage the capabilities of the Clearwater platform. He also collaborates with platform development teams, clients, and other industry influencers to evolve both the Clearwater system offering and the user experience of Clearwater’s clientele. Steve worked for more than 20 years as a leader in Deutsche Asset Management’s insurance asset management group where helped grow the business from $20 billion to more than $200 billion in AUM, including expansion into global markets. He also worked for a P&C company for several years early in his career.
There’s no question performance is a key factor in the evaluation of asset managers. But what else matters to asset owners? What are the details that truly set managers apart and help them win clients?
We asked 50 institutional asset owners representing a total of $3 trillion in AUM how they felt about key evaluation factors including client service, investment strategy, firm reputation, reporting, and fees in our latest Clearwater flash poll.
The results showed asset owners are paying attention to managers’ reputations, expect high levels of service, and value industry-specific reporting, among other things.
Survey Highlights
- A firm’s reputation was important or very important to nearly all respondents.
- In client servicing, the survey respondents indicated they are looking for an experienced, dedicated, responsive servicing team.
- The survey respondents listed customized portfolio reporting, peer analytics, and industry-specific reporting as their top value-adds and services.
The full report can be found here.
Clearwater’s flash polls are designed to get a quick pulse of the market for timely insights into topics like ESG, inflation, and investing in alternative assets. Catch up on other recent polls and keep an eye out for our next survey.