UK - The Universities Superannuation Scheme - the fourth largest pension fund in the UK - lost nearly £2bn in the year to March 2001.
The fund - which has more than 80% of its assets in equities – fell from £21.9bn to £20bn. The fall, revealed in the USS annual report and accounts, was blamed squarely on the current market downtu...
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