Portuguese pension funds return 1.5%

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PORTUGAL - Portuguese pension funds reported a 1.5% return in November, the best return this year, according to Watson Wyatt.

The firm said the compounding of SEMP’s average asset allocation as at the end of September 2005 with the corresponding indices’ monthly returns produced an expected average return of +1.5% (month ...

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