Pensions swap stocks for bonds, capping rates

Posted on May 04, 2012 at 00:01 AM EDT

Company pension plans, which manage almost $7 trillion in investments, are likely to help keep bonds yields relatively low, as they shift out of equities and riskier assets into fixed income to better match their liabilities.

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