More than half of institutional consultants anticipate that a majority of their plan sponsor clients will add active non-core fixed income options, while 45 percent expect increased adoption of multi-asset inflation hedging strategies to investment menus, according to the 20th Annual Defined Contribution (DC) Consulting Study conducted by PIMCO, a global leader in active fixed income with expertise across public and private markets.
“Fixed income markets have changed significantly during the last decade, but most DC plan menus still reflect a narrower, legacy opportunity set. What we’re seeing in this study is a clear shift: Consultants and plan sponsors recognize that participants need access to a broader range of fixed income solutions in order to better navigate today’s market environment and improve long-term retirement outcomes,” said Rene Martel, managing director and PIMCO’s head of retirement.
In addition to active non-core fixed income and multi-asse
