Growth falling for world's top pension funds

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Pension fund growth fell below 2% in 2011 for the world's largest 300 pension funds, down from 11% a year earlier, research by Towers Watson says.

Last year's growth was the lowest level since 2003, excluding the -13% in 2008. The value of funds still reached a highest ever value of US$12.7 trillion, the research claimed. Defined benefit s...

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