ONS: Pension funds reversing equity rotation trend

Natasha Browne looks at the latest investment figures from the ONS

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Pension funds, insurers and trusts made a net investment of £23bn into gilts last year, compared to net disinvestment of £10bn in 2012, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The ONS suggested the move into gilts was driven by volatility in the equity markets. However, JLT head of research and innovation Allan Lindsay disagrees. He says: "I'm not convinced that trust...

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