The UK pension performance challenge

The Mansion House Compact was an attempt to address a pressing issue and has encouraged a more proactive stance to private markets – but there are challenges.

In the UK, pension performance has come under considerable scrutiny, falling behind comparable markets such as Australia and Canada. What the latter two countries’ pensions have in common is a longstanding commitment to investing in private markets. In the UK, that commitment has been lacking historically.

In July 2023, the Mansion House Compact was an attempt to address this imbalance.

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