Inside investment: Pensions management — When big is beautiful

During the financial crisis big became synonymous with bad. But in pensions management super-sizing can seriously increase your wealth.

The Dutch and the Swedes are the tallest people in Europe. The average Dutch male is 1.843 metres tall, just over six foot. Swedes are a tad shorter at 1.815 metres. Other than being able to look down at vertically challenged Brits and Americans, this additional size comes with few tangible benefits. The same is not true of the respective Dutch and Swedish pensions systems.

David Knox, through the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, has developed a global pensions index.

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