Breaking the equity habit

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With traditional equity-heavy asset allocation no longer providing reliable returns, Sebastian Cheek discusses the measures DB schemes are taking in the UK to meet liabilities

  The latest casualty in the UK defined benefit market was Fujitsu, who last month closed its DB pension scheme to future accrual.  In a statement issued at the time, Fujitsu said: “While ...

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