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The shift out of equities into alternative and liability-matching assets for medium-sized U.K. pension schemes is likely to intensify significantly during the next 12 months to three years, according to Aon Hewitt. The consultant's Mid-Market Survey which looked at asset and liability strategies being implemented or considered by defined benefit schemes worth between GBP10-500 million--a group which represents over 60% of the U.K. market--showed that liability-driven investments are no longer the preserve of the larger, more sophisticated schemes.