Overview
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Nest (National Employment Savings Trust)'s pension assets support retirement benefit obligations for plan participants.1
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $63.9B as of Mar 31, 20252
- Capital pool
- Public pension fund1
- Investment model
- NEST uses a mixed model: its in-house investment team manages day-to-day investment activity and asset allocation, while external managers implement mandates. As of 31 March 2025, NEST reported 36 mandates and 19 external fund managers.3
- Investment approach
- NEST uses a lifecycle target-date approach built around five building blocks: Higher Growth, Long-Term Stable Growth, Income Seeking, Capital Preservation, and Longevity Protection. Allocations change over time across growth, capital-preservation, income, liquid, and illiquid assets.3
- Spending support
- Not listed yet
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Public evidence references these asset classes or allocation areas: fixed income.4
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- Proposals for Comment Find, review, and submit comments on Board proposals.1
- Investment team
- NEST has an in-house investment team. Liz Fernando was appointed Chief Investment Officer, while Mark Fawcett remained CEO of Nest Invest and managing director of the investment function.5
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 21, 2026 · Needs review
Sources
Last verified Jul 21, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (content.nestpensions.org.uk)Parent organization overview, Pool purpose, Capital pool, Governance · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Annual report (nestpensions.org.uk)Estimated AUM · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Investment model, Investment approach · checked Aug 6, 2026
- Website (federalreserve.gov)Asset allocation · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Investment team · checked Aug 6, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Investment office page · checked Jul 25, 2026
Reports and filings
- Existing profile AUM value with source URL https://www.nestpensions.org.uk/schemeweb/nest/nestcorporation/news-press-and-policy/press-releases/annual-report-and-accounts.html.Annual report · checked Jul 25, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Website (federalreserve.gov)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (content.nestpensions.org.uk)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Website · checked Aug 6, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (nestpensions.org.uk)Website · checked Aug 6, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 21, 2026