SWITZERLAND - The Swiss government decision to lower the minimum interest rates for pension funds has been criticised by consultants who say that this could lead to "sub-optimal investment results."
After 17 years of maintaining the minimum interest rate at 4%, in July 2002, this rate was dropped to 3.25% and in May 2003, after three years of underperforming markets, the BVG Commission recomme...
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