The average balanced Australian pension fund has had its worst financial year since 1988, returning only 5.4% according to the latest Mercer pooled fund survey.
The result is less than half the 13% achieved in 1990-2000 and well down on the double-digit returns that funds had become accustomed to over the last five years. International equities markets ...
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