Feature – China


The Final Countdown THE FINAL COUNTDOWN $15.9bn


The size of the digital assets market and their underlying technologies, which include crypto currencies, blockchain and NFT. Source: MSCI


$16.3bn 66%


…of UK institutional commercial property investors have seen the value of their portfolio and rental income fall due to a poor sustainability profile. Source: Deepki


The amount invested in emerging mar- ket equities during December. Source: Institute of International Finance


1.9


The growth in assets under management by the global hedge fund industry during 2021 to $3.6trn – the first year of positive inflows since 2017. Source: eVestment


$ 107.7%


The funding ratio of Pension Protection Fund eligible schemes in December, up from 104.6% a month earlier thanks to a rise in bond yields. Source: Pension Protection Fund


$1.3trn


Flows into exchange-traded products dur- ing 2021, beating the previous $768.1bn record set in 2020. Source: iShares


Quote of the Month


“It is better to have trustees who can hold their nerve in a crisis than a lower volatility, lower returning portfolio.”


James Brooke Turner, Nuffield Foundation $9.1bn


The net outflows from gold ETFs during 2021, or 173 tonnes. Source: World Gold Council


28%


Asset owners’ target median allocation to private markets in the next three to five years, up from 22% today as they search for diversification and higher returns. Source: State Street


46 | portfolio institutional | February 2022 | issue 110 £81bn


The estimated total underlying dividend to be paid by London-listed companies in 2022, 5% higher than the £77.2bn handed to shareholders last year. Source: Link


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