International equities are ‘lower-hanging fruit’ as pensions chop equities holdings
As pensions seek to decrease risk by slashing their equities allocations and buying up fixed income assets, international equities, which have tended to underperform other stocks in recent years, are taking the biggest hit, industry watchers say. Radhika Narang, Client Success Specialist at Confluence, leaves her comments on the outflows of international equities.
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