Conflicts of interest leading to 'low risk' investment strategies

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Conflicts of interest are causing schemes to withdraw from high-risk areas even when all evidence points to the contrary, Ashmore Investment Management head of research Jerome Booth says.

In an interview with PP sister title, Global Pensions, Booth (pictured) said an "agency problem" - or conflict of interest - had arisen between pension fund members, trustees and investment boards ...

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