5 Most Competitive Industries in the World

2. Investments and Asset Management

Estimated Number of Firms:  1,660

Investments and asset management is a subset of the financial sector. While finance as a whole provides little incentive for competition due to low return on investment, investments and asset management, like software, have low set up costs. In fact, all you need is an office, legal and regulatory compliance, people who know what they are doing, and customers to set up a new business. At the same time, the lucrative cut asset managers take creates plenty of incentive for new entrants.