PPF creates illiquid hybrid asset portfolio

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The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is cutting its allocation to cash and bonds to set up a hybrid asset portfolio that will account for 12.5% of its investments.

The lifeboat fund is making the move because of the increase in costs of clearing over-the-counter derivatives after the introduction of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). It ...

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