Good governance structures enable schemes to weather market storm

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Pension funds' reaction to last week's market turbulence show governance standards have improved since the 2008 market crash, with many schemes moving to re-risk their portfolios, according to market experts.

Plunging equity markets and bond yields threw investors into turmoil last week but consultant Redingon said governance structures put in place following the 2008 market blow-up allowed schemes to w...

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