Two-thirds of equity pension schemes underperforming the FTSE All-Share

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More than half of the UK's biggest equity pension funds have underperformed the FTSE All-Share for around 10 years, Hargreaves Lansdown research reveals.

The financial adviser said 68pc of the UK’s largest managed equity pension funds – run by insurance firms and representing around £17bn worth of assets – were underperforming. The firm said such f...

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