Pensions schemes feel the force of FTSE 100 plunge

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Institutional investors are continuing to flounder after the FTSE 100 opened the week down 8.72%, crashing into technical bear market territory.

It comes as the number of cases of coronavirus continue to escalate, while the price of oil also dropped as much as 34% on the back of increased tensions between Saudi Arabia and Russia The sell...

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