Vulnerable demand side poses greatest threat to pension funds'

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NETHERLANDS - ABP, Europe's biggest pension fund, said that 'disappointing' demand side posed the greatest threat to pension fund assets as this could cause interest rates to reach record lows.

The e160bn Dutch civil service pension fund said that though the supply side of the world economy was dynamic, the demand side remained vulnerable. “High volumes of debt and a hesitant recovery ...

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