Pensions safety net has gaping hole

Mike LeBrun, the head of the FAS, said it was unlikely the scheme would be extended to cover pension funds that are wound up this year. These pensioners will effectively fall into a compensation "black hole". From April next year, occupational schemes will be underwritten by the Pension Pr...

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Published inSunday telegraph (London, England)
Main Author Atherton, Pamela
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 18.07.2004
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Summary:Mike LeBrun, the head of the FAS, said it was unlikely the scheme would be extended to cover pension funds that are wound up this year. These pensioners will effectively fall into a compensation "black hole". From April next year, occupational schemes will be underwritten by the Pension Protection Fund, funded from a levy on all pension schemes.
ISSN:0307-269X