UK schemes halve domestic equity exposure

Michael Klimes
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UK pension funds' allocations to home grown equities has more than halved since 1998 according to Towers Watson's Global Pension Assets Study.

More broadly funds' allocations to equities fell by a third in the past decade. UK pension funds have increased allocations to bonds from 24% to 37% since 2004 and defined contribution (DC) asse...

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