The US Owns Most of the World’s Retirement Assets
How one region’s pension domination sets the investing agenda for the rest of the globe.
Tag: Willis Towers Watson
Q4 Market Swings Trim Corporate Pension Plans’ Funding in 2018
Funds were on track to top 90%, but investment slumps brought them in slightly below 2017’s showing.
Pensions Account for 61% of Top 100 Asset Owners
Willis Towers Watson unit ranks the largest funds, with Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund on top.
Wealth Concentration Grows Among World’s Largest Asset Managers
The rich get richer as total assets under management of 500 largest managers nears $94 trillion.
Emerging Markets Spur Global Pension Growth
AUM for world’s largest pensions rise more than 15% in 2017.
Report: Global Pensions Hit Record $41.3 Trillion
US, UK, and Japan among top total asset markets.
Analysis: Largest US Corporate Pensions’ Funded Status Improves
Willis Towers Watson cites strong stock market performance and significant employer contributions as reasons for growth.
Redefining the Defined Benefit Lexicon
Willis Towers Watson paper says outdated definitions can lead to excess risk, and a skewed investment strategy.
World’s Largest Fund Managers’ Assets Top $80 Trillion
Total AUM for the 500 biggest managers rose 5.8% in 2016.
World’s Top 300 Pensions Grow 6.1% in 2016
The largest annualized growth over past five years is from North American funds.