Pensions Agency dumps UK holdings
Pensions Agency dumps UK holdings
The government-funded Environment Agency £1.1bn pension fund said yesterday that it plans to cut its British holdings to just 31.5% and increase investments in global shares to 31.5% from 20%, following a run of poor performances.
The fund, one of the biggest in the country, has traditionally invested at least half of its money in UK-quoted companies. It will also switch more cash into bonds, property and private equity, which is likely to include hedge funds.
The move is a major blow for the previous managers of the money, London-based investment groups Legal & General, Henderson and Merrill Lynch. Biggest winner is Hermes Pensions Management, which will pick up £425m, largely transferred from Legal & General.
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