Most job functions experienced an increase in total average compensation, mainly driven by increases in average bonus.

It is easy to focus on the bells and whistles of the feature sets, however the ROI from these outlays can be difficult to quantify, particularly for “user experience” factors such as ease of use.

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Slightly less than half of institutions still cite intentions to hire at least one asset manager this year. 

Few institutions in Asia use consultants for portfolio advice and manager selection, relative to other markets which are largely pension fund driven.

After a paring down on the asset managers in recent years, institutions expect to increase their number of managers as they expect to diversify further and hire for more specialized strategies.

Return expectations among Asian investors have reduced over the years, though typically still higher than expectations of investors in Western markets (for similar asset classes).

Institutional asset growth continues to grow on an annual basis with institutions adding assets, and a handful of new institutions becoming relevant.

2015 was a record-breaking year for ETFs, which attracted more than $350 billion in new assets globally.

With the advent of progressively more rigorous capital requirements, dealers have been compelled to reprice interest-rate derivative products.