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Country

United Kingdom

AUM

$86

Performance (%, 1YR)

13.50

Chief Executive

Mark Fawcett

Chief Investment Officer

Elizabeth Fernando

Performance Notes

Based on Nest 2046 Retirement Date Fund

Chair

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

Asset allocation
Based on Nest 2046 Retirement Date Fund

49% Listed Equities

24% Bonds

6.4% Real Estate/Property

6.1% Infrastructure

4.9% Cash

5.2% Private Equity

3.8% Private Debt/Credit

0.6% Other

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Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of March 30, 2026. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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