Alternative assets give pension funds options to expand investment menu

The government failed to remit Sh219.9 million in its share of contributions to the Public Service Superannuation Fund (PSSF).

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Government bonds and equities have long served as a cornerstone of pension fund portfolios.

While these traditional asset classes have their merits, they represent an uncomfortably high (and growing) percentage of pension portfolios, leaving them vulnerable to concentration risk and the underperformance in these two asset classes.

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