The Asset Owner 100—the world's 100 biggest asset owners—account for around $19 trillion, or nearly 35 percent, of capital held by all asset owners globally, about $55 trillion in assets altogether. (Photo: Shutterstock)
You might not think so, but big pension funds are among the world's biggest movers and shakers when it comes to owning assets.
That's according to a new report from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute, which points out that the Asset Owner 100—the world's 100 biggest asset owners—account for around $19 trillion, or nearly 35 percent, of capital held by all asset owners globally, about $55 trillion in assets altogether.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
