Why being bigger does not always lead to lower costs

PP looks at Dutch pension research revealing economies of scale differ across asset classes

Stephanie Baxter
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Extensive research on Dutch pension schemes reveals that bigger is not necessarily better when it comes to certain asset classes, writes Stephanie Baxter

At a glance Research by the Dutch central bank finds economies of scale differ across asset classes Significant economies of scale are found in traditional asset classes but not in most ...

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