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2016 saw highest pension fund return since 2009

Up 13.1% from 2015

Hannah Godfrey

25 January 2017 • 1 min read

Data from the upcoming Moneyfacts Personal Pension and Annuity Trends Treasury Report revealed that last year pension funds enjoyed their highest returns since 2009.

Despite some distinctly high-profile instances of economic and political uncertainty during the course of 2016, Moneyfacts data showed the average pension fund finished the year up by 15.7% - 13.1 ...

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