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National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

The National Employment Savings Trust is a defined contribution workplace pension scheme in the United Kingdom. It was set up to facilitate automatic enrolment as part of the government’s workplace pension reforms under the Pensions Act 2008.

Country

United Kingdom

AUM

$68

Performance (%, 1YR)

9.90

Chief Executive

Mark Fawcett

Chief Investment Officer

Elizabeth Fernando

Performance Notes

Based on 5-year annualized return for 2045 Nest Retirement Date Fund

Chair

Brendan McCafferty(NEST Corporation), Sally Bridgeland(Nest Invest)

Asset allocation

Based on 2045 Nest Retirement Date Fund in the Growth phase

5.2% Cash

24.5% Bonds

47.7% Listed Equities

3.8% Private Equity

6.3% Infrastructure

8% Real Estate/Property

3.6% Private Debt/Credit

0.9% Other

Website

View the annual report

Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of March 30, 2025. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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