Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (Oak Pensions Asset Management )

Oak Pension Asset Management (OPAM) is a corporate pension based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2010, it is the in-house asset manager for the Barclays pension fund. Oak Pension Asset Management is the investment division of Barclays UK Retirement Fund. The fund is managed by an executive team. Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund is a single-employer corporate pension based in Redhill, United Kingdom. The plan provides death, disability, and retirement benefits to the eligible UK-based employees of Barclays Bank. The assets are managed by the Barclays Pension Funds Trustees.

Country

United Kingdom

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$34

Performance (%, 1YR)

-24.8

Chief Executive

Bridget Houghton

Chief Investment Officer

Tony Broccardo

Chair

Eileen Haughey

Asset allocation

35% Cash and LDI

20% High Quality Credit

27% Contractual Cash Flow Assets

18% High Return Assets

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of September 30, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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