Global scheme assets increase to £14.5trn during 2009

Jonathan Stapleton
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Institutional pension fund assets in the 13 major markets increased by 15% during 2009, from US$20trn (£12.6trn) to over US$23trn (£14.5trn), latest Towers Watson research reveals.

The consultant said the results of its global pension assets study come in sharp contrast to a 21% fall in asset values during 2008 and brought assets back to 2006 levels. The study also reveale...

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