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The Final Countdown
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
The average equity exposure of pension schemes, down from 20% a year ago. Source: Mercer
$239bn 20%
The year-on-year increase in sub-£100m bulk annuity transactions in the first half of 2020. Source: Aon
£30bn
The value of the UK’s long-income real estate market. Source: Alpha Real Capital
The assets under management in gold ETFs at the end of July after eight succes- sive months of inflows. Source: World Gold Council
18 940%
The rise in funding secured by cyber security start-ups in the UK since the lockdown started with £496m raised in the first half. Source: Robert Walters/VacancySoft
25%
The worst-case underlying scenario fore- cast fall in global dividend payments in 2020 to $1.1trn. Source: Janus Henderson
€100bn
Net sales of UCITS in June, up from €78bn in May. Source: EFAMA
Quote of the Month “Growth to an economy is what education is to society. It is the
silver bullet, the panacea. With it, everything becomes possible.” David Stewart, chief investment officer of British Airways Pensions
50 | portfolio institutional September 2020 | issue 96 $13bn
The quarter-on-quarter rise in hedge fund investment in emerging markets during the second quarter to $244.4bn. Source: Hedge Fund Research
€69bn
The net inflows into money market funds in July, making them the best-sell- ing individual asset type in the European fund market. Source: Refinitiv
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