World's 300 largest pension funds hit £15.6trn in AUM

Global growth clear in the latest annual analysis from the Thinking Ahead Institute

Hope William-Smith
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World's 300 largest pension funds hit £15.6trn in AUM

The value of the assets under management (AUM) held by the world’s 300 largest pension funds has risen since last year, but the pandemic means trustee board agendas are “more complex and demanding” than ever across the globe, research finds.

The Thinking Ahead Institute's (TAI) 2021 top 300 pension funds research showed the value of the world's largest funds hit $21.7trn (£15.6trn) last year - up more than 11% on 2019. The research ...

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