Example Sentences

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But allocators always and inevitably favor their own interests and networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Fund managers do this with allocators all the time.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

A reluctance of foreign asset allocators to devote resources on U.S. equities then, no doubt, informs Papic’s highest conviction bet: European equities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Kevin Murphy, vice dean of faculty and academic affairs at USC Marshall School of Business, agrees, saying in an interview that he tends “to believe markets are better allocators of capital than the government.”

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Yet for many, the lofty milestones are a reminder that Japan's stocks have gone sideways for years, making many foreign asset allocators reluctant to venture into the market.

From Reuters • May 18, 2023