BETTER FINANCE Research – The Real Return 2018: Real Pension Returns Across the EU on Average still too Low and Opaque

BETTER FINANCE has been monitoring the performance of EU pension and long-term savings since 2013, with its 6th edition of the “The Real Return” by now covering 16 countries and over 85% of the EU population. Unfortunately, the dire state of pension savings across the EU has not improved much over the years. Despite a six-year bull market both for European equities and bonds, the outlook for European pension savers remains bleak.

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