Derisking in a return-seeking world

Helen Morrissey looks at how pension schemes make returns while de-risking their portfolios

Helen Morrissey
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Defined benefit schemes have undergone trying times in recent years as they continue to battle their liabilities in difficult economic conditions.

However, the past ten years in particular have been characterised by a huge growth in solutions developed by the investment community to meet schemes' needs. Approaches like liability driven in...

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