AUM of top 20 global pension funds declines for first time in 7 years: Study

AUM of top 20 global pension funds declines for first time in 7 years: Study

Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Assets under management (AUM) at the world’s 300 largest pension funds fell in value by 0.4 per cent to a total of $18 trillion in 2018 compared to a sharp increase of 15.1 per cent in 2017, on account of a tough market environment.