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

Overall, average total compensation remained stagnant among German institutional investors.

Most job functions experienced an increase in total compensation. 

Asian institutions are diversifying portfolios and seeking new sources of yield by shifting assets to more narrowly focused investment strategies.

Anyone operating in the U.S. equity market knows it is challenging times. The continued pressure on commissions remains the main story for the buy side, sell side and technology providers operating in the space.  

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

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

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).