German institutions take 'safety first' approach to investments

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GERMANY - Germany's institutional investors are not only interested in returns, but also the safety of those returns, according to a study published by Union Investment.

Two thirds of respondents to the risk management survey from the German asset manager cited ‘safety' as the most important aspect of their decision-making, outweighing 19% who cited liquidity as mo...

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