The Asset Owner 100—the world's100 biggest asset owners—account for around $19 trillion, or nearly35 percent, of capital held by all asset owners globally, about $55trillion in assets altogether. (Photo: Shutterstock)

You might not think so, but big pension funds are among theworld's biggest movers and shakers when it comes to owningassets.

That's according to a new report from Willis Towers Watson's ThinkingAhead Institute, which points out that the Asset Owner 100—theworld's 100 biggest asset owners—account for around $19 trillion,or nearly 35 percent, of capital held by all asset owners globally,about $55 trillion in assets altogether.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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