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Understanding trends in global pension fund assets

April 12, 2023

The Thinking Ahead Institute’s Global Pensions Assets Survey 2023 looks at the latest trends and size of the global pensions industry. A must read for anyone managing retirement plans.
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Understanding trends in global pension fund assets

The Thinking Ahead Institute’s Global Pensions Assets Survey 2023 looks at the latest trends and size of the global pensions industry. A must read for anyone managing retirement plans.

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Understanding Trends in Global Pension Fund Assets

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JESS GAO: Robust investment management of your retirement plan is critical to delivering good outcomes to your employees, as is understanding the global pension investment trends and landscape. Here are two key headlines for pension and investment managers to consider in the year ahead from our 2023 Global Pension Asset Study.

Firstly, global pension assets experienced a 17% decrease in asset value at the end of 2022. The largest drop since the global financial crisis. Pension funds are expected to face the possibility of lower-for-longer returns in the coming economic cycle, which has raised solvency concerns. But there is also a silver lining. We are seeing the best annuity rates in recent years.

Secondly, is the continuing shift to DC plans globally. Over the past 10 years, DC plans have been accumulating at a much faster rate compared with DB. As we swing fast to DC, it brings a few questions. How do we balance affordable and secure? How to make pension provisions more sustainable? And ultimately, what should the future of pension look like?

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