White papers and reports broadly related to the topic of pension funds in Asia, with a particular focus on Japan, China and Hong Kong. The most read white papers on Asian pension funds analyse the Chinese pensions system, the Japanese pensions systems and pensions systems in East and South East Asia. In particular, a number of articles consider Japan's GPIF...
(Government Pension Investment Fund) and its management of assets. Further research and surveys consider other aspects of Asian pension schemes; the trends in Asian pension asset allocation, the effectiveness of pension fund governance, pension reform in China and elsewhere, and the trend towards longer-term investing. To search for keywords within the Asian Pension Funds category, use the search bar to the right of this text.
This report by the Thinking Ahead Institute provides detailed analysis of the world's largest pension funds. Assets under management (AUM) of the world’s 300 largest pension funds totalled US$19.5 trillion in 2019, a gain of 8.1% versus the previous year. Defined Benefit pension assets account for 64.2% of this total. U.S.…
This annual survey report by the OECD is the sixth since the data collection exercise was first established in 2011. The scope of this report covers more than 100 public and private pension funds from 46 countries. Brazil, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Russian Federation, and South Africa are amongst the non-OECD…
Satoshi NOJIRI, Head of Retirement Institute, Fidelity Institute, FIL Investments (Japan) speaks to ICMA about the current age demographics in Japan; the implications of the aging population for the overall functioning of the country and future economic growth; and the various initiatives the government is taking to address…