Equity holdings rise above 50% as schemes post record returns in 2009

Jonathan Stapleton
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The average UK pension fund achieved a weighted average return of 14.4% for the year ending December 31, last year, latest BNY Mellon Asset Servicing figures reveal.

The performance measurement firm said this was the best return it had recorded since 2005 - and was a real return of 12.0% when measured against the retail price index for 2009 and 12.9% when measu...

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