Vendor Ratings
Western Asset7 Responses
Overall Offering
| Average Score | 4.80 |
| 5 = Extremely satisfied | 80% |
| 4 | 20% |
| 3 | 0% |
| 2 | 0% |
| 1 = Unsatisfied | 0% |
Average scores by category
| Responsiveness to general inquiries | 4.71 |
| Timely performance reporting | 4.67 |
| New ideas and solutions | 4.50 |
| Knowledge sharing | 4.67 |
| Accessibility to investment team | 5.00 |
| Funded-status attribution | 4.50 |
How/why Western Asset was selected
| Existing relationship | 57% |
| Consultant recommendation | 43% |
| Board/staff due diligence | 57% |
| Complements another provider | 14% |
The 2016 Liability-Driven Investing (LDI) Survey was conducted from late August through October 8, and asked asset owners about their practices and views regarding funding, de-risking, and LDI strategies. Of all responses, 139 were identified as qualifying–i.e., by being from a senior investment official, with the authority and knowledge to answer LDI related questions, at a qualified fund. Results show trends as far back as six years, and are broken out by various fund attributes. A spreadsheet of the full set of unattributed survey responses is available for a fee. For more information, contact surveys@strategic-i.com.