Pensions
Global Retirement Assets Reach $58.5T, Led by Defined Contribution Growth
The U.S. remains the biggest market, comprising 65% of AUM, according to the Thinking Ahead Institute.
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Asset Allocation
Largest 100 Asset Owners Manage Record $26.3T
The AUM of the largest asset owners reached a record high in 2023, jumping 12.3% from 2022, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
Asset Allocation
Largest Managers’ Assets Grew 12.5% in 2023 to $128T
Data from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute show the 20 largest managers account for almost half of global discretionary assets.
Pensions
Global Pension Assets Rebounded in 2023 With 10% Gain
Assets of the largest 300 pension funds reached $26.2 trillion, according to WTW.
Asset Allocation
Total Portfolio Approach: A New Way to Construct Asset Allocations
CAIA and several asset owners are adopting a new model for choosing and managing assets.
Pensions
Pension Assets in Largest Markets Climbed Almost 11% in 2023
AUM held by institutional asset owners reached $170 trillion last year, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
Pensions
Pension Giants Lost $3T in 2022, Steepest Drop in 20 Years
Despite losses, the 300 largest funds’ share of global pension assets rose to 43% in 2021.
Research
500 Largest Asset Managers Increase Assets by 10.2% in Past Year
The Thinking Ahead Institute’s report found that assets at the Top 500 asset managers hit $131 trillion in assets under management in 2021.
Asset Allocation
World’s 300 Largest Pension Funds’ Assets Rise to Record $23.6 Trillion
Japan’s GPIF remains the largest pension fund in the world for the 20th straight year.
Asset Allocation
How to Separate Long-Term vs. Short-Term Parts of a Strategy
WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute has a computer code that aims to do just that.
Newsmakers
Global Pension Asset Values Grow to Record $56 Trillion in 2021
A study finds the U.S. accounts for more than $35 trillion of the total asset value for pensions worldwide.
Pensions
World’s Largest 300 Pension Funds’ AUM Surge 11.5% in 2020
The sovereign wealth funds of Japan and Norway remain the two biggest in the world.
Pensions
Pension Fund Assets in Largest Markets Rise 11% in 2020
A second straight year of double-digit growth boosted global pension asset values to $52.5 trillion.
Pensions
World’s Largest Pension Funds’ AUM Up 8% in 2019
Report finds size matters, as the larger the fund, the higher the compound annual growth rate was from 2014 to 2019.
Research
Climate Change, Trade Collapse, and Cyber Warfare Among Top Investor Risks
Trade war implications are only a piece of the big picture, Thinking Ahead Institute head says.