BAM report reveals 50% of schemes now invested in hedge funds

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ALMOST 50pc of pension schemes are now invested in hedge funds as overall equity allocations fell by more than six percentage points, latest research from Barings Asset Management reveals.

The fund management firm’s annual poll of UK schemes – covering 24 of the top 100 UK pension schemes – showed the number of schemes invested in either a single strategy or fund of hedge funds incre...

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