Japan’s large equity brokers are capturing considerable market share with foreign investors active in Japanese equities.

In a time increasingly defined by the implementation and consequences of new regulations, Deutsche Bank has established itself as the leader in global fixed- income trading market share, while J.P. Morgan and Citi have distinguished themselves by...

Since matching the buyer and seller for a bond trade remains principally in the realm of intuition and experience, defining "best execution" can be an elusive endeavor.

Strong equity markets buoyed DC equity allocations in 2014, while target date funds continue to grow.

With the exception of U.S. equity, fees appears to have stabilized and active non+Canadian fixed income increased driven by specialty mandates.

Allocations to Canadian equity continued their decline while international equity and hedge fund allocations increased modestly.

Average fees paid increased in all asset classes, likely driven by the move towards specialty product categories.

Investors shifted towards passive U.S. equities this year, but the commitment to active in other categories remains strong.

While funding levels remain the key issue, risk management increased in importance across both corporate and public funds.

Corporates are seeking to derisk and diversify while publics actively seeking returns to close persisting funding gaps.