Local government pension funds across England and Wales lost £24bn in asset value during the past 12 months, figures from the department for communities and local government reveal.
It showed the market value of assets in English funds dropped from £120bn in March 2008 to £97.3bn in March 2009. Similarly the value of assets owned by Welsh local authorities' funds declined f...
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