This report provides detailed information from Asian-based investors investing in Fixed-Income products as a whole.

“When choosing the brokers that will help them implement these strategies and execute their trades, institutional investors consider a range of factors that starts with price, but also includes brokers’ willingness to commit...

In the past 12 months, hiring activity has been modest for most equity products. More than one in ten institutional investors uses equities with high dividends and concentrated investments, while roughly one in ten uses smart-beta. Demand for all...

Corporate pension funds’ allocation to domestic equity declined again after stabilizing two years ago. It also declined in domestic fixed-income continuing a long-term trend. Allocation to insurance general accounts increased. Looking ahead 3 years...

The number of managers actively soliciting individual institutions decreased for the second year in a row among all institutions, but increased with the largest funds.

Most important issues and challenges facing Japanese institutions: Broader risk management continues to dominate fund executives’ concerns, though hedging FX risk became meaningfully more important in the past year. Inflation concerns have lessoned...

For many finance executives, social media is an important part of their professional lives. It is used to engage with peers and colleagues, to research sales leads, to learn from industry leaders, and even as a source of alpha for certain strategies...

Greenwich Associates has unique insights to help consultants and managers quantify the value of specialization through client segmentation. Our findings are based on data regarding investment consulting firms and are also applicable to investment...

Greenwich Associates consultant, Christopher Dunn, reviews the growing trend on Outsourced Chief Investment Officers. What are the reasons for this trend and what does this mean for asset managers?

Investors struggle with low rates but their specific needs, history and regulatory context shapes what they want from asset managers – both in terms of products and distribution. Consultants Markus Ohlig and Jivan Sidhu review market dynamics from...