South Africa’s domestic institutional investor base — incorporating public & private pension funds, unit trusts and insurance — is the largest in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EEMEA), in absolute terms, as well as in percentage of GDP.
Data from Bank of America showed assets under management (AUM) by institutional investors exceeded $1-trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2025 and represented more than 230% of GDP.
In comparison, assets held by institutional investors in Turkey amounted to 19.9% of GDP, Poland 28.3% and Hungary 39%.
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