NAPF survey reveals continuing shift away from equities

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PENSION funds are continuing to move assets out of equities and into other investment classes, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The trade body’s annual survey – which received responses from 294 defined benefit funds with a total of £450bn in assets – showed the percentage of pension funds invested in equities dropped from ...

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