Pensions
Global Pension Assets Reached $68.3T in 2025
Defined contribution savings drove growth, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
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Asset Allocation
AUM of World’s 500 Largest Asset Managers Nears $140T
The industry saw growth in North America and in passive strategies, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
Pensions
Assets of Largest Pension Funds Rise to Record $24.4T
The largest 300 defined contribution and defined benefit plans saw their assets surpass their peaks in 2021.
Pensions
Global Retirement Assets Reach $58.5T, Led by Defined Contribution Growth
The U.S. remains the biggest market, comprising 65% of AUM, according to the Thinking Ahead Institute.
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
Largest Managers’ Assets Grew 12.5% in 2023 to $128T
Data from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute show the 20 largest managers account for almost half of global discretionary assets.
Pensions
Global Pension Assets Rebounded in 2023 With 10% Gain
Assets of the largest 300 pension funds reached $26.2 trillion, according to WTW.
Asset Allocation
Total Portfolio Approach: A New Way to Construct Asset Allocations
CAIA and several asset owners are adopting a new model for choosing and managing assets.
Pensions
Pension Assets in Largest Markets Climbed Almost 11% in 2023
AUM held by institutional asset owners reached $170 trillion last year, according to WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute.
Pensions
Pension Giants Lost $3T in 2022, Steepest Drop in 20 Years
Despite losses, the 300 largest funds’ share of global pension assets rose to 43% in 2021.
Research
500 Largest Asset Managers Increase Assets by 10.2% in Past Year
The Thinking Ahead Institute’s report found that assets at the Top 500 asset managers hit $131 trillion in assets under management in 2021.
Asset Allocation
World’s 300 Largest Pension Funds’ Assets Rise to Record $23.6 Trillion
Japan’s GPIF remains the largest pension fund in the world for the 20th straight year.
Asset Allocation
How to Separate Long-Term vs. Short-Term Parts of a Strategy
WTW’s Thinking Ahead Institute has a computer code that aims to do just that.
Newsmakers
Global Pension Asset Values Grow to Record $56 Trillion in 2021
A study finds the U.S. accounts for more than $35 trillion of the total asset value for pensions worldwide.
Pensions
World’s Largest 300 Pension Funds’ AUM Surge 11.5% in 2020
The sovereign wealth funds of Japan and Norway remain the two biggest in the world.