The size of assets accumulated in the world pension funds reached a record 26,5 trillion dollars rate in 2010: The Guardian reports citing on The Towers Watson Company research.
On the whole, the assets of pension funds ascended by 12% last year. In 2009 they showed a 17% growth after a 21% drop a year before which discarded the pension savings to the rate of 2006.
From 2006 the assets volume kept in the world superannuation funds has advanced by 66% (from 16 trillion dollars in 2000). The fastest to rise for the last decade were the pension funds of Brazil (by 15%) and the Republic of South Africa (by 13%) and the lowest pace was shown by – Japan (0,2), Canada and France (1% appropriately).
Superannuation funds of the USA, Great Britain, Australia and Canada prefer investing their clients’ funds in shares, while the Japanese, Dutch and Swiss funds apply to more risky strategies putting assets into bonds.