Rate rise "worse case scenario" for Danish pension funds

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DENMARK - The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA) has said that rate increases constitute the "worst scenario" for the life and non-occupational pension funds.

A Nykredit report quoting the DFSA said that the regulator found that 44 or two-thirds of the 65 companies have reported an yield rise as the worst-case event in the “red” scenario. In compariso...

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