US Public Pension Funds Seen Turning to More ‘Aggressive’ Investment: Report

US Public Pension Funds Seen Turning to More ‘Aggressive’ Investment: Report
U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph, on Feb. 8, 2021. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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NEW YORK—U.S. public pension funds will likely have to switch to more aggressive investment strategies in the coming years to fill funding gaps despite assets held by sovereign investors having grown to record levels amid the 2021 equity market boom, a new report said.

On average, the difference between assets and liabilities at U.S. public pension funds, known as the “funded ratio,” remains “unsatisfactory” at less than 75 percent, sovereign investor specialist Global SWF said in a report.