- 50% of assets under management (AUM) are in the US; this is trending down
- 14% of AUM are in Japan (as of 2009); down from 23% in 1995
- More AUM are in investment funds (from 29% in 1995 to 40% in 2009); less are in pension funds and insurance companies
- US investors equity allocation is down 10% to 44%
- Asset allocations differ by country
- Generally, investors have pulled out of equity and debt investments
- Markets such as emerging markets with good long term growth predictions are receiving capital flows
- The equity allocation is being replaced by long duration debt securities
- Investors are analyzing the risk profile of their portfolio instead of the individual components
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