Pensions
UK Explores Reforms Allowing Pensions to Invest Surplus Assets
The changes could unlock $200 billion that could be applied to different projects.
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Asset Allocation
US Pension Plan Managers Split on Primary Benefit of Private Assets
An Ortec Finance survey sheds light on what pension fund executives expect in the coming years.
Pensions
Pension Income Contributed $1.5T to US Economic Output in 2022
Private and public sector defined benefit pension fund payments added $224.3 billion in tax revenue in the period, according to the National Institute on Retirement Security.
Asset Allocation
Largest 100 Asset Owners Manage Record $26.3T
The AUM of the largest asset owners reached a record high in 2023, jumping 12.3% from 2022, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
Asset Allocation
4 Danish Pensions Launch $700M Sustainable Developing Market Fund
The Danish SDG Investment Fund II will make investments in Africa, Asia and Latin America that support the green transition.
Newsmakers
UK Chancellor Plans Britain’s Biggest Pension Reforms in Decades
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves proposed the consolidation of more than 80 local government defined contribution funds into pension ‘mega-funds’ in pursuit of Canadian- and Australian-style pension investing.
Asset Allocation
Surging Domestic Equities, Bonds Buoy Canadian Pensions’ 5% Gain in Q3
The median plan’s returns rebounded from weak gains in the second quarter and negative returns a year ago.
Pensions
Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System Returns 9.07% in Fiscal 2024
The fund’s assets grew to $43.61 billion by the end of June.
Pensions
Public Pension Funds Recovering From Pandemic-Era Staffing Issues
Salaries increased 4.9% year over year, according to an NCPERS 2024 compensation survey, with total compensation up even more.
Pensions
San Diego County Pension Returns 11.3% in Fiscal 2024
Assets have grown to $17.7 billion at SDCERA, which announced a new allocation to an alternative credit fund.
Pensions
Kentucky Pension System Returns 10.7% in Fiscal 2024
The KPPA’s assets rose $3 billion to $26.9 billion.
Pensions
Connecticut Pension Achieves 11.5% Return in Fiscal 2024
Assets of the state's pension system grew to $7.9 billion.
Pensions
Global Pension Assets Rebounded in 2023 With 10% Gain
Assets of the largest 300 pension funds reached $26.2 trillion, according to WTW.
Newsmakers
TMRS Appoints 3 New Private Market Leaders
Philip Hunter O’Brien, Amol Deshpande and Isidora Stankovic are joining the $40 billion Texas fund.
Pensions
Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System Returns 10.42% in Fiscal 2024
The assets of APERS grew to $11.479 billion.