China pensions starved of alternatives to stabilise returns

Experts warn that Beijing must take even speedier action to help its rapidly aging population save enough for retirement. In particular, the country’s regulators need to diversify the range of assets available for local pension funds into more alternative assets, to help them ensure more consistently high annual investment returns. Janet Li, Mercer Pension experts say the government and regulators do not lack for areas they need to improve. The nation is expected to see a …