Pensions put UK at competitive disadvantage

Posted by Janice McGinn in Management & Execution on Mon, 15/06/2009 - 10:09

Weaknesses in the private and state pension systems are putting UK businesses at a severe competitive disadvantage in Europe.

Key Points

The financial crisis has exposed huge disparity in European pensions UK business losing out due to funded DB model UK members at a disadvantage due to impact of financial crisis

 

 

 

 

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