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How South Yorkshire Pensions Authority is protecting itself against a major market fall

06 June 2018 • 5 min read

The local authority pension fund recently bought protection for its £2.6bn equity portfolio ahead of its 2019 valuation. Stephanie Baxter looks at how the strategy works

In March, the £8bn South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) implemented an equity risk management strategy for £2.6bn of developed equities to protect against a significant market downfall. It ...

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