thought leadership summit zurich switzerland tuesday january 17th 2006 the international think tank for asset management starter europe overview report 49 country france 79 germany 89 netherlands 103 113 uk 123 disclaimer 141 47 evalueserve marc vollenweider com tel 43 424 56 5183 fax 4037 bhavya sehgal 91 124 415 4742 406 3430 india team parul nath chitra raghunath nimit mathur upasana dutt 5 2006research by commissioned reed midem 01 executive summary 50 02 key trends in 2 1 consolidation of fund industry internal vs external funds 53 3 redesigning distribution channels 54 4 impact growth asian economies 57 offshoring and other cost initiatives 59 6 active passive 61 7 increasing popularity alternative assets 62 8 liability driven 64 03 65 introduction regulation governance