UK schemes top global equity allocation league

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UK SCHEMES had the highest equity allocation in the global pensions market last year, according to Watson Wyatt's [ital] Global Pension Assets Study [/ital].

The study found British schemes were 64pc invested in equities while Switzerland was the lowest at 33pc. Globally equity allocations shrank from around 60pc to 56pc, but have grown from 52pc in 1...

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