There can't be THE asset management protocol.
as the way Quasar & Somm works is very different than dHedge & Enzyme.
And the way Unison works is different than all these.
Quasar/Sommelier : Single Strategy Vaults, Somm stats outsourced
Enzyme: Swaps + Integrations
Unison: Multi-Strategy Vaults + Swaps + Insurance

building asset management infra at •unison•
hanging out in /electronic

People will choose depending on the use case.
Unison has the most flexible architecture out there, we are trying to keep the core as thin as possible.

thanks to @deedee, who from day one wanted it the architecture to be modular.