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The largest seven consultants manage 76% of U.K. institutional investor relationships, down from 81% last year, as small and mid-size consultants grow in importance.
The evolution of the U.S. corporate bond market is underway, but the revolution is yet to come.
The secular decline in equity allocations has resumed to the benefit of fixed income and LDI.
Blended default funds continue to gain significant traction among DC schemes.
Consultant intermediation falls in Germany as hiring activity and strategic allocation changes decline.
Smaller and mid-sized investors have been most active in hiring new managers for new mandates as the market environment drives diversification.
Despite previous lackluster support, corporate pensions are increasingly ambivalent towards quantitative management.
Government bond allocations decline again as fixed income diversification continues.
Among the larger schemes, at least half recognise 3 or fewer solicitations over the year.
Percent of accounts using electronic trading for options trading is up 7% from last year to 64%.
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