How schemes coped with past economic crises

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Curious as to how pension funds of the past faced economic crises, Daniel Bescoby, a member of the advisory committee of The Pensions Archive Trust, researches the National Association of Pension Funds minute books held in the archive to find some answers

My initial idea for this feature was based on programmes I saw comparing peoples’ lives and stock markets during the Great Depression and the credit crunch. I, however, have compared issues relatin...

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