Funds 'impede financial growth'

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ITALY - The underdeveloped pension fund industry in Italy is impeding growth of the financial system and preventing the restructure of a productive economy, said Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi.

In a speech, Draghi explained how pension funds in other countries helped ensure the efficiency and liquidity of the financial markets. In Italy however, the industry was still having teething ...

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