{"id":19017,"date":"2023-11-28T04:18:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T04:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fintechrobos.com\/?p=19017"},"modified":"2023-11-28T04:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T04:18:30","slug":"pension-funds-lose-market-share-among-100-largest-asset-owners-with-23trillion-aum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menamoney.org\/ar\/pension-funds-lose-market-share-among-100-largest-asset-owners-with-23trillion-aum\/","title":{"rendered":"Pension funds lose market share among 100 largest asset owners with $23trillion AUM"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 100 largest asset owners in the world saw their assets under management decline by 9% by the end of 2022 compared to the previous year, but still controlled more than $23 trillion in assets. But who are they?<\/p>\n

Five years ago,??pension funds??were in pole position, holding 60% of AUM among the top 100 owners at the time. But relative investment performance ??? with a slower correction in their collective assets ??? and new inflows means sovereign wealth funds have surged ahead.<\/p>\n

While sovereign wealth funds owned 32% of the top 100???s assets five years ago, they now control 39%, or $9.1 trillion in absolute terms, according to new research by the Thinking Ahead Institute.??Pension funds remain the largest group overall, with 53% of assets while outsourced CIOs and master trusts are responsible for the remaining 8% of total AUM.<\/p>\n

???Asset owners from sovereign wealth funds to pension funds have navigated a year when volatility and uncertainty in the global economy have been at their highest in a generation ??? with often divergent outcomes,??? said Jessica Gao, director at the Thinking Ahead Institute. ???The disruption caused by elevated inflation and??increased interest rates??has affected equity and bond markets on a global scale, putting extra pressure on asset owners to reassess and adjust their strategies. The shift from an era of low inflation and interest rates has given a rise to a new macroeconomic landscape that demands a fresh understanding and management approach. This is impacting different types of asset owner in different and unexpected ways.???<\/p>\n

RISK METHODOLOGIES<\/p>\n

Gao added that this has seen new risk methodologies emerge, such as a total portfolio approach, with goals the central driving force and the best ideas incorporated through competition for capital at the total portfolio level.<\/p>\n

???That has also allowed some large asset owners to ride escalating market waves with better short and medium-term outcomes too. Meanwhile, we???ve also noticed a renewed emphasis on positive culture, when markets put asset owners and their teams under pressure,??? she said.<\/p>\n

The three largest asset owners globally are:<\/p>\n