IPE’s in-depth study and regulatory coverage on Europe’s €8.95trn pensions market, offering a ranking of the leading institutions by assets and detailed asset allocation breakdowns for the top funds.
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Last year saw a net reduction in the asset stock of European pension investment retirement pools of 6.77% over the previous year, according to IPE’s annual study of the leading 1,000 pension funds across the continent, marking a sea change for pensions.
Gain access to the complete 2023 survey dataset providing detailed information on 1000 European Pension Funds. Whether you are a pension fund wanting to know how you measure up against your peers, an asset manager building a business, or a service provider in this multi-trillion Euro sector - our data provides the most authoritative picture of pension assets across the continent.
The assets of the leading 1000 European pension funds increased by well over €600bn in our latest survey – a large portion of which can be attributed to strong investment returns on the back of a sustained post-COVID rebound over the course of 2021. Developed market equities returned over 30% in euro terms in 2021, compared with losses of around 4.7% in global aggregate bonds.
With a gross headline increase in pension assets of over €800bn – or 9.8% – Europe’s pension fund asset pools can be said to have powered through the COVID-19 crisis, riding the market highs to bank a solid recovery.
This year’s 7.25% increase in overall assets for IPE’s Top 1000 European Pension Funds 2020 sample to €8.3trn must inevitably be seen in light of 2019’s strong year for asset returns and 2020’s tumultuous COVID-19-related market crash. By comparison, the overall asset increase in 2019’s survey was 6.93%.
The assets of the 1,000 largest European pension funds increased by 7% to €7.72trn in the last 12 months. This robust increase is set against a volatile backdrop in terms of asset prices and markets
The asset pool of Europe’s leading 1000 retirement funds now exceeds €7.22trn – a 2.49% increase over last year’s 4.45%
The assets captured in IPE’s annual study of the leading European retirement asset pools total €7.04trn, up from €6.74 last year – an increase of 4.45%. Yet this growth in assets masks a varied picture
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