Investing in longevity: Age is an asset class

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Academics and industry specialists are working hard to make longevity risk investable on the capital markets, but the process is not without its growing pains, as Chris Panteli discovers.

The development of longevity as an asset class continues to grow as longevity risk becomes increasingly recognised, experts believe. This growing awareness has led pension funds and insurers to ...

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