Investment risk: Why regulators need a policy re-think

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Robin Ellison says regulators need to seize the initiative and explain both to themselves and to scheme members that investment risk is a good thing.

Some members of the Kentucky Retirement Plan in the States are reported to be suing some of its hedge fund managers for over-promising on their potential returns. It raises the issue for UK funds o...

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