World's largest pension markets show Covid resilience; UK drops to third place
The UK recorded a compound annual growth rate of 4.6% in the last decade and is now the third largest global pension market, having slipped behind Japan during a difficult 2020.
Findings published today (17 February) in the Thinking Ahead Institute's (TAI) Global Pension Assets Study placed the value of the UK's pension market at $3.6trn (£2.6trn) with defined benefit (DB) pensions...
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