Źródła konfliktu agencyjnego w towarzystwach funduszy inwestycyjnych

Investment Fund Company sets up and manages investment funds that collect funds from many investors. Decisions taken by Investment Fund Company are supported by the experienced managers (investment advisors or Asset Management Company). It seems that those decisions are optimal. It turns out, however, that between Investment Fund Company, participants in the Investment Fund and the managers (investment advisors or Asset Management Company) can be identified the agency problem. The purpose of this article is to present, on the basis of literature studies, the sources of agency theory in Investment Fund Company. In the empirical part of the paper is presented the potential sources of the Agency Theory on the example of AXA Investment Fund Company.