UK - John Ralfe, head of corporate finance at the UK pharmaceuticals chain Boots, has defended his pension scheme's controversial move out of equities, claiming that there's nothing magic about holding equities.
Explaining the rationale behind the move to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) conference in London, Ralfe said that retirement security mattered to scheme members, not outperformance...
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