Global pension funds saw relatively strong growth in 2021, recall the end of 2021 many stock markets hit all-time highs and the bond market had not been routed yet. The world’s 100 biggest pension funds were worth over $17 trillion in total, an increase of 8.5% over 2020. A study from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments released in September 2022 gives us a look into who are the largest pension funds around the world. The top 20 pension funds … Continue reading “The World’s Largest Pension Funds, Who They Are and Where They Invest”
At US Stock Market Top Passive Funds Overtook Active Funds Ownership for First Time
A phenomenon consistent with the belief stock markets only go up is the ‘hold forever’ passive funds. At the end of 2021 these passive funds accounted for 16 per cent of US stock market capitalization. This overtook the 14 per cent held by active funds, according to the Investment Company Institute, an industry body. Significantly the all-time high of the US markets was seen at the end of 2021 and since then we have seen sharp selloffs. What I we … Continue reading “At US Stock Market Top Passive Funds Overtook Active Funds Ownership for First Time”