Global pension assets reach £39tn in 2023

Thinking Ahead Institute finds assets reached US$55tn, with UK the third largest market

Jasmine Urquhart
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Global pension assets saw an increase in 2023, the Thinking Ahead Institute has found
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Global pension assets saw an increase in 2023, the Thinking Ahead Institute has found

The value of global pension assets reached US$55.7trn (£338.7trn) in 2023, analysis from the Thinking Ahead Institute (TAI) has found.

The not-for-profit group founded by WTW measured the ‘P22' (the largest 22 pension markets) and the ‘P7' (Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and US) - finding that asset...

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