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Switzerland's pension funds have so far refused to rebalance following the financial crisis. Emma Cusworth looks at the potential consequences

  In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, consultants urged Switzerland’s pension funds to adopt a new approach to risk and recommended a strict adherence to anti-cyclical rebalancing. ...

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