Swiss funds must take on more risk

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SWITZERLAND - Swiss pension funds must take on more risk if they are to meet projected returns, Swisscanto says.

The investment bank's annual study of 286 Swiss pension funds found the average target return stood at 4.7%, which was significantly higher than the projected return of 3.9%. Swisscanto head of ...

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