OECD: Pension fund assets achieve high returns most OECD countries in 2012. Pension Markets in Focus Dienstag, 05. November 2013 - 17:25

Pension funds achieve high returns in most OECD countries in 2012

04/11/2013 - After showing an average negative rate of return on investment across the OECD zone in 2011, pension fund assets achieved high returns in almost all OECD countries in 2012, with a real return greater than 5% in 18 countries, according to the 2013 edition of Pension Markets in Focus.

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