Survey: European Asset Allocation Survey 2017
Key findings:
- More than half of UK defined benefit (DB) schemes are now cashflow negative
- Most DB schemes will be cashflow negative by 2027.
- As de-risking continues, equity allocations in UK schemes have halved to 29% from 58% in 2008.
- There is more interest in higher yielding, illiquid assets as investors diversify equity risk and build cashflow-driven approaches.
The survey provides a detailed insight into plan portfolios, how they have evolved and how stakeholders expect them to change in future. It covers 1,241 European institutional portfolios across 13 countries.
