Pensions
USS pension fund eyes alternative assets boost
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's second-largest pension scheme is mulling a sharp boost in alternative assets such as private equity and commodities and plans to more than double the size of its investment team covering the sector. Full Article
Pension schemes set to up hedge fund exposure-LCP
LONDON (Reuters) - Pension funds are likely to continue raising allocations to hedge funds over the longer term, despite disappointing performance this year, pensions consultant Lane, Clark and Peacock said. Full Article
Pension watchdogs should ease funding demands-EU
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - National pension regulators should allow schemes longer to build up assets which meet future benefit commitments in the wake of the global financial crisis, said the chairman of the EU committee of insurance and pensions watchdogs. Full Article
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