Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Bedell downgraded traditional asset managers, saying their fundamentals are "unlikely to improve anytime soon." The analyst believes "investor neglect" toward the stocks should continue on fears of a market downturn, as well as due to poor fundamentals from product outflows and pressure on fee rates and operating margins. Bedell added that "management teams may more seriously begin to consider M&A should business pressures become more extreme for a prolonged period." The analyst downgraded, to Hold from Buy, BlackRock (BLK), Eaton Vance (EV), Invesco (IVZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), and Legg Mason (LM).