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British Coal Pension Schemes

The BCSSS is one of the largest occupational pension schemes in the UK, providing benefits for over 45,000 pensioners and deferred members. In 1994 the Scheme was closed following the privatisation of the industry.

Country

United Kingdom

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

$13

Performance (%, 1YR)

8.64

Chief Executive

Geoffrey Mellor

Chief Investment Officer

Mark Walker

Chair

Dame Kate Barker

Asset allocation

Asset allocation as of March 31, 2020 was as follows: Cash (2.7%), Global Government Bonds (12.0%), Global Investment Grade Credit (8.9%), Global Multi-Asset Credit (2.3%), Private Debt (10.4%), Special Situations Debt (8.3%), Public Equity (19.2%), Private Equity (13.7%), Property (12.1%), Global Infrastructure (0.05%), UK Infrastructure (5.2%), Global Macro (2.2%) Other (2.6%)

Website

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Asset allocation as of March 31, 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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