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UK abolishes Default Retirement Age

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... request to stay on after this age but employers could legally refuse requests if they wished to. In January 2011, the UK Government confirmed that they would abolish the DRA. From 6 April 2011, employers could no longer issue the minimum six-month notification ...

Tightrope walker

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... recovery of higher oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East and the contractionary forces brought about by the UK government's fiscal austerity, the risk to Britain's economy is to the downside. Latest UK budget data show that the Chancellor of ...

UK fast tracks pension reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
The UK government has brought forward plans to raise the retirement age and increased the contributions public sector employees must pay to fund their retirements. Chancellor George Osborne announced overnight that the pension age will rise to 66 by ...

UK bid to attract Aussie investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The UK government is rolling out new initiatives to make the UK more attractive for local businesses and investors. Currently, Australia is the sixth largest major investor in Britain while the UK is Australia's second largest investor, with Britain ...

SSgA cuts securities lending on fixed income funds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... Broad Investment Grade Index Fund; SSgA World Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA EMU Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA UK Government Bond Index Fund and SSgA US Corporate Bond Index Fund. Also on the list were the SSgA US Government Bond Index Fund; SSgA ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... London FTSE 100 index shedding 52.13 points, or 0.98 per cent, to close at 5,246.98 points. The fall came as the UK government prepared to deliver a budget containing severe austerity measures. FRANKFURT - In Germany, the DAX gave up 23.93 points, or ...

UK budget cuts HNW pension relief

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
In a forerunner to what might happen in next month's Federal Budget, the UK government has slashed retirement savings tax rebates for people earning more than A$300,000. The reforms are part of a widely criticised budget that takes the UK deficit to ...

UK govt to introduce personal accounts scheme

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... clients about the impact of the impending Personal Accounts legislation. The Personal Accounts scheme, which the UK government is implementing to encourage more public saving, received Royal Assent and will be introduced in 2012. Datamonitor analyst ...

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
A group of UK-based pension and fund managers, politicians and unions are urging the UK government and institutional investors to support regulatory reforms that will create a "sustainable" financial system. The statement, which is signed by Treasury ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... government's US$700 billion rescue package. European countries are employing their own individual approaches. The UK government will put 50 billion pounds in its banking system. Spain will spend 50 billion euros to purchase bank assets. Germany announced ...