Schemes cut equities to below 40% - Mercer

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UK schemes have slashed equity allocations to below 40% in the past year, bringing portfolios more in line with their European counterparts, according to Mercer.

In its annual survey of 1,200 European pension funds, with combined assets of €750bn (£634bn), the consultancy found UK pension funds cut their average equity holdings from 43% to 39%. The Merce...

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