Total pension fund assets have been growing for sixth consecutive year in the OECD area since 2008. According to the OECD journal “Pensions Market in Focus 2015 “ Pension fund assets have grown on average by 8.1% yearly since the end of 2008. The weighted average asset-to-GDP ratio for pension funds reached 84.4% in OECD countries and 36.4% in selected non-OECD countries at the end of 2014.