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The Final Countdown


THE FINAL COUNTDOWN


£30bn


The forecast value of the bulk annuity market in 2020 Source: Willis Towers Watson


10.4% 322%


The improvement in hedge fund performance during 2019 – the industry’s strongest year since 2009 Source: Hedge Fund Research


1.3 £10bn


The global debt-to-GDP ratio in Q3 2019 when lending reached $253trn (£194.7trn) Source: International Institute of Finance


€100.8bn


Inflows into Europe’s ETF market reached a record high in 2019 Source: Lyxor


$470bn


The annual estimated economic loses from inadequate water supply, poor sanitation and flooding Source: United Nations


Quote of the Month


“ESG is a modern way of ensuring that wealth creators create more long-term wealth than they destroy.” Alan Pickering, president, BESTrustees


42 | portfolio institutional February 2020 | issue 90


Workplace pension provider Nest reported record assets under management in January 2020 Source: Nest


£40bn


The deficit of FTSE350 DB schemes at the end of 2019, a £1bn improvement in 12 months Source: Mercer


14.9%


The estimated emerging market earnings growth this year, up from 1.1% in 2019 Source: MSCI/IBES


%


The rate of inflation in December, down from 1.5% to hit a three-year low Source: Office for National Statistics


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