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Report: Global Pension Assets Study 2018

Analysis from Willis Towers Watson of 22 major pension markets (the P22), reveals that they have assets totalling USD 41,335 billion that account for 67 per cent of the GDP of these economies. The study also looks at the seven largest markets (the P7), which includes Australia, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK and US.

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Key findings:

  • P22 assets increased by 13.1 per cent in 2017, from USD 36,571 billion the previous year.
  • The global average asset allocation of the seven largest markets at the end of 2017 were: 46 per cent equities; 27 per cent bonds; 25 per cent other and two per cent cash.
  • In the P7, the growth rate of defined contribution assets in the past 10 years has been 5.6 per cent, while the growth rate of defined benefit assets was 3.1 per cent.

The study also considers the key issues that pension funds will need to consider over the next five to 10 years.