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Mobilising capital for a sustainable future

The Thinking Ahead Institute is a global not-for-profit group whose members comprise asset owners, asset managers and other groups motivated to influence the investment industry for the good of savers worldwide.

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Global Pension Assets Study

This year’s findings determine that global pension assets now stand at US$47.9 trillion after a fall in assets in 2022 and includes analysis of the seven largest markets (the P7): Australia, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, UK and the US, which comprise 92% of total pension assets, unchanged from the previous year.

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Resourcing for Stewardship in partnership with PRI

The Thinking Ahead Institute has been selected by Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to research and assess the appropriate level of resources that institutional investors should be prepared to dedicate to stewardship within their organisations.

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Research Agenda 2023

Our 2023 research agenda proposes five working groups, with research projects, and a collection of TAI tools developed from past projects that our members may wish to investigate and use in their own organisations.

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