As investors find themselves questioning whether equities and bonds will deliver absolute and/or risk-adjusted returns that meet expectations, they are increasingly searching out "real assets" as alternatives, a whitepaper by JP Morgan concludes.
Denmark has allowed the country’s pension funds to change the discount rate they employ to calculate their liabilities a week after Sweden implemented a similar reform.
More people are working well past the age they are officially allowed to retire – do we all have a greater work ethic these days or is it a sign of impending pension doom?
The CEO and chairman of China Investment Corporation has said that risks of a Eurozone break-up are so acute that the giant sovereign wealth fund has begun unwinding its holdings of European fixed income and equity.
