Some advisory with your transition management, sir?

Many of the trends that emerged in transition management last year will continue this year, says Justin Balogh, Tokyo-based senior managing director at State Street Global Markets. While few managers would say 2009 was a "good" year, the upsets in the market stemming from 2008's crunch prompted many investors to change strategy and, especially in Asia, engage transition specialists for the first time. Many providers took advantage of the region's increased activity to beef up their r…