Re-establishing balance

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Like other major economies, Swiss pensions have felt the impact of the global economic downturn, but could lowering risk in 2009 do more harm than good? Emma Cusworth reports

  Swiss pension funds, like their global compatriots, have had a tough year. As the crisis hit performance and funding levels, schemes moved out of risk assets. The growth in international and a...

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