The investment market issues keeping pension scheme managers up at night

Kelly Tran asks if UK pension funds are facing yet another challenging year in markets

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Kelly Tran says governance and decision making going forward will be very different
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Kelly Tran says governance and decision making going forward will be very different

What a year it was! 2022 had it all. Investors were whipsawed by wild swings in markets driven by inconsistent government policy and punctuated by a dramatic spike in gilt rates in September.

Rising rates resulted in negative returns for most fixed income indices, and equity markets felt the pain as profit margins were squeezed by increasing input costs. So, what does 2023 have in st...

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