ZURICH, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RIBI 2026 finds an industry that is being tested from every direction: by fee pressure, AI-driven commoditisation, regulatory complexity, and political backlash against sustainability. In such an environment, the firms pulling ahead share one characteristic: clarity about who they are.
Four new entrants (*) join the Top-10 with Suma Capital, a new entrant in RIBI and directly making it into the top category. Six companies retain their place, with DPAM and CANDRIAM consistently featuring in the global Top-10.
Progress is real, but with fewer than one in four firms achieving Avant-Gardist status, the opportunity remains largely untaken. Avant-Gardists grow from 20% to 22%; Laggards fall from 46% to 41%. Japan has fewer Laggards than any country. Whereas Europe continues to lead, the responsible investment story is no longer a European monopoly.
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More than half (53%) of asset managers express an organisational purpose to anchor their identity. However, less than half (48%) create differentiation from within, with at least one value or belief creating stand out. In a commoditised market under pressure, the firms that know why they exist and express it with consistency are the ones building cultures that last and earning the trust that no fee reduction can buy. The argument for a clear identity has never been more commercially urgent.
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