THE long-running pensions dispute between regional newspaper journalists and their employers looks set to be resolved after both sides agreed to back a hybrid scheme in a move that pension experts in other industries are said to be watching closely.

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By John O’Connell and Neville Galloway

The performance of global stock markets in 2008 has shocked almost everybody. This performance has not only reduced portfolio values for pension fund and other long term investors, the scale and the persistence of the downturn has rocked the confidence of many investors that stock markets can deliver long-term
returns in excess of inflation within an acceptable level of risk.

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