Affordable housing: A big idea opportunity for pension funds
Brian Cronin says an affordable housing equity fund would provide a lifeline to dealing with the housing crisis and also give a much-needed boost to pensions
Our politicians have done an excellent job in creating exactly the kind of political uncertainty that makes investors nervous about the longer-term outlook. The potential underperformance of pension funds...
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