Theres another fine mess QE has got us into
11 October 2011
Quantitative Easing is meant to boost growth by increasing investors' risk appetite?

Pensions Deficit Tops £300 Billion for FTSE 100 Companies
More than £300 billion is needed by pension scheme trustees of FTSE 100 companies to plug deficits in their schemes more than double the estimated aggregate deficit of £130 billion at the start of the year, according to new estimates.

State Pension Payment Alert
About a quarter of a million people who make voluntary National Insurance contributions (NICs) each year should think again, the government has said.

Final Salary Pension Cuts
A large pension consultancy firm – Aon recently announced that it plans to cut its contributions to its workers' pensions.

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