Nest hits £30bn of assets as it continues expansion into private markets

Master trust now has more than 15% of its portfolio invested in private assets

Jonathan Stapleton
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Nest hits £30bn of assets as it continues expansion into private markets

Nest has confirmed its assets under management have exceeded £30bn – increasing by more than five times since 2019.

To continue evolving its investment strategy, Nest has added to its illiquid portfolio of private assets to help drive investment growth while public markets are turbulent. It said it had now in...

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