Explaining the global pension crisis
Explaining the global pension crisis
FT News in Focus · Financial Times
August 22, 201611m 8s
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Record low bond yields have intensified the pressure on pension funds already struggling to provide for retirees who are living longer. This squeeze has widened the pension deficit for hundreds of funds globally, prompting fears of a slow-moving but painful social crisis. The FT's John Authers and Robin Wigglesworth explain.
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