In particular, a recent joint Standard & Poor’s-HSBC study argues that equities might be the best match for pension liabilities after all.
Schroders announced in December that it was looking to reduce the weighting of equities in its staff pension fund, but would not confirm precise levels. Instead, the fund manager said that it intended to invest 35% of its £465 million ($826 million) staff pension fund in liability-driven investments and the remaining 65% in a diversified growth portfolio of alternative asset classes, which might include some equities from emerging markets.
Schroders’ announcement came just two months after UK retailer WH Smith announced that it was allocating 94% of its £837 million pension scheme to...
