UK pension fund USS moves up the real estate risk curve
By 
Lauren MillsMarch/April 2026 (Magazine)
Head of property Alex Turner tells Lauren Mills how the UK pension fund plans to balance higher-risk investments with its fiduciary duty to members
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Â鶹ӳ» covers a good variety of very current and relevant topics. It is good to read the high-level, independent and objective perspectives from pension funds in other European countries; many of them are dealing with the same issues as we are, so it is interesting to learn from their experiences, especially when they are ahead of where we are on the curve.
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