ABIP critical of Belgian 'herd mentality'

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BELGIUM - Herd mentality is a significant problem in the Belgian pension fund industry and it is essential that liability streams be used as the basis for asset allocation, said Philip Neyt, chairman of the Belgian Association of Pensions Institution (ABIP).

"There is already too much herd mentality in Belgian market, and these pension funds have very different liability streams - services industry companies have different liability profiles than indus...

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