Article: Only 2 of top 10 saw increases: Internally managed assets down 8.3% to $1.9 trillion; First dip below $2 trillion since 1999 comes after 3 years of losses.(Special Report: Defined Contribution Managers)

Byline: Fred Williams

Internally managed defined contribution assets dropped 8.3% in 2002, to $1.9 trillion as of Dec. 31, 2002. It was the first time internally managed assets have been below $2 trillion since 1999, according to Pensions & Investments' annual survey of defined contribution asset management firms.

Overall defined contribution assets dropped 8.1%, after rising a mere 1.7% in 2001.

The drop in internally managed assets came despite there being 357 managers in the 2002 survey, 10 more than the previous year. Last year was the third year in a row that assets declined, following a 1.4% drop in 2001 and a 7.7% drop in 2000.

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