Pension fund manager 'herd mentality' risks market stability

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The tendency of pension fund managers to "herd like lemmings" is threatening the stability of financial markets, according to the Pensions Institute (PI) at Cass Business School

Pension funds of a similar size and sector "herd" in and out of asset classes at the same time, causing assets to depart from their fundamental values, the study said. In The market for lemmings...

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