Private market allocations in DC defaults could hit 30% by 2035

Standard Life says between £40bn and £200bn of DC assets could be invested in UK private markets by 2035

Holly Roach
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Standard Life group CEO Andy Briggs
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Standard Life group CEO Andy Briggs

Private market allocations in defined contribution (DC) default funds could reach 30% of total assets under management by 2035, Standard Life says.

A report by the firm, in collaboration with WPI Economics, looked at how consolidation and pension reform could reshape how DC default funds invest and set out how larger schemes could build more d...

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