Allocation

Fitch Ratings expects growth in asset under management (AUM) to be higher in the years to come in emerging Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) than in mature markets such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea.

Confidence in a strong global economic outlook has consolidated while investors have indicated that they see support from current equity valuations after the recent rally, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for February.

Institutional investors continue to diversify their investment portfolios into alternative assets, increasingly via direct funds rather than funds of funds according to global data from Towers Watson.

Insurers are likely to re-examine their allocations to fixed income assets in 2013 as continued low interest rates challenge business models and profitability, according to BlackRock’s global insurance industry outlook, “2013: The Year Ahead.”

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has revealed what it sees as the five key themes for institutional investors in 2013...