Pension funds set to ramp up private market and global equity allocations

Some 40% of UK schemes looking to boost allocations to private assets over coming year

Jonathan Stapleton
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The energy transition and decarbonisation are key themes driving pension funds’ private markets demand
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The energy transition and decarbonisation are key themes driving pension funds’ private markets demand

Pension funds globally are looking to ramp up their allocations to private markets and global equities, Schroders says.

The asset manager's flagship Global Investor Insights Survey – covering 420 pension funds across 26 locations worldwide who represent $13.4trn (£10.6trn) in assets, show that over 94% of pension fu...

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