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United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) was established in 1949, by a resolution of the General Assembly, to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for staff upon cessation of their services with the United Nations. The Fund comprises the staff of the United Nations and 24 other organizations admitted to membership in the Fund.

Country

United States

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

$82

Performance (%, 1YR)

-14.62

Chief Executive

Rosemarie McClean

Chief Investment Officer

Toru Shindo

Chair

Pedro Antonio Guazo Alonso

Asset allocation

50.63% Global Equities

8.33% Private Equity

9.19% Real Estate

0.47% Real Assets

28.73% Fixed Income

2.65% Cash & Equivalents

Website

View the annual report

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Asset allocation as of December 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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