Assets in new fixed income mandates up 327%

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US - Manager search activity increased in the first half of the year as investors funnelled 327% more assets into new fixed income mandates than last year, according to data compiled by Mercer.

Mercer conducted 26 fixed income searches worth US$4.7bn in the first half of the year, versus 11 worth $1.1bn the previous year. In total, the consultant carried out 65 searches in the first ha...

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