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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. As of 31 December 2019, the Fund had 131,583 participants and 79,975 retirees and beneficiaries.

Country

United States

AUM ($B)

$89

Performance

4.84

Chief Executive

Rosemarie McClean

Chief Investment Officer

Toru Shindo

Chair

Jan De Preter

Asset allocation
The Fund’s Long-Term Return Objective is to earn the highest possible investment return consistent with the Fund’s risk appetite, so as to deliver an investment return that at least meets over the long-term

59.4% Global equities

5.7% Private equities

6.7% Real estate

0.2% Real assets

26.4% Fixed income

Website
View the annual report
Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of December 30, 2020. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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