Universal Registration Document 2022

Introduction

Fund assets break down as follows:

(in millions of euros) 31/12/2022 31/12/2021
FUND ASSETS FUND ASSETS31/12/20229,398 FUND ASSETS31/12/202113,411
Assets funding special pension benefits

Assets funding special pension benefits

31/12/2022

8,827

Assets funding special pension benefits

31/12/2021

12,620

Including (%)

Including

(%)
31/12/2022

 

Including

(%)
31/12/2021

 

Listed debt instruments (bonds)

Listed debt instruments (bonds)

31/12/2022

65%

Listed debt instruments (bonds)

31/12/2021

67%

Listed equity instruments (shares)

Listed equity instruments (shares)

31/12/2022

33%

Listed equity instruments (shares)

31/12/2021

33%

Real estate property

Real estate property

31/12/2022

2%

Real estate property

31/12/2021

-

Assets funding retirement gratuities Assets funding retirement gratuities31/12/2022557 Assets funding retirement gratuities31/12/2021776
Including (%)

Including

(%)
31/12/2022

 

Including

(%)
31/12/2021

 

Listed debt instruments (bonds)

Listed debt instruments (bonds)

31/12/2022

69%

Listed debt instruments (bonds)

31/12/2021

67%

Listed equity instruments (shares)

Listed equity instruments (shares)

31/12/2022

31%

Listed equity instruments (shares)

31/12/2021

33%

Other fund assets Other fund assets31/12/202214 Other fund assets31/12/202115

At 31 December 2022, the bonds held as part of fund assets are distributed as follows:

  • approximately 59% of the total are AAA and AA rated bonds;
  • approximately 41% of the total are bonds with A, BBB and other ratings.

Around 59% of bonds are sovereign bonds issued by Euro zone countries, and the balance mainly consists of bonds issued by financial and non-financial firms.

At 31 December 2022, the equities held as part of fund assets are distributed as follows:

  • approximately 62% of the total are shares in North American companies;
  • approximately 19% of the total are shares in European companies;
  • approximately 19% of the total are shares in companies in the Asia-Pacific zone and emerging countries.

This distribution is relatively stable compared to the distribution at 31 December 2021.

The performance of pension fund assets in France is -27.1% in 2022.

16.2.4 Future Cash Flows

Cash flows related to future employee benefits are as follows:

(in millions of euros) Cash flow underyear-end economic conditions Amount covered by provisions (present value)
Less than one year

Less than one year

Cash flow underyear-end economic conditions

1,258

Less than one year

Amount covered by provisions (present value)

1,237

One to five years

One to five years

Cash flow underyear-end economic conditions

4,493

One to five years

Amount covered by provisions (present value)

3,997

Five to ten years

Five to ten years

Cash flow underyear-end economic conditions

5,765

Five to ten years

Amount covered by provisions (present value)

4,265

More than ten years

More than ten years

Cash flow underyear-end economic conditions

53,963

More than ten years

Amount covered by provisions (present value)

16,555

CASH FLOWS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CASH FLOWS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITSCash flow underyear-end economic conditions65,479 CASH FLOWS RELATED TO EMPLOYEE BENEFITSAmount covered by provisions (present value)26,054

At 31 December 2022, the average duration of employee benefit commitments in France is 16.8 years.

16.3 United Kingdom

16.3.1 Breakdown of obligations by type of beneficiary

(in millions of euros) 31/12/2022 31/12/2021
Current employees

Current employees

31/12/2022

2,603

Current employees

31/12/2021

5,837

Retirees

Retirees

31/12/2022

3,798

Retirees

31/12/2021

4,573

OBLIGATIONS OBLIGATIONS31/12/20226,401 OBLIGATIONS31/12/202110,410