Private pension funds maintained a strong growth momentum in 2020, a report from the Bank of Ghana has disclosed. According to the report, total private pension funds, grew by 26.8% in 2020, as compared to 33.4% in 2019. At the end of December 2020,
A trust running more than 20 private girls’ schools is facing the first strike by teachers in its 149-year history in a dispute
I am an office worker in my mid-30s and have built up a private pension pot after being auto-enrolled totalling roughly £75,000 over my decade long
ISLAMABAD: Postal Life Insurance Company Limited (PLICL) has been granted permission by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to manage private pension funds under the Voluntary Pension System (VPS). PLICL is the first life insurance company to be granted the
Private equity firms widely distribute
The proportion of the employed labour force participating in private pension plans is on a steady increase, and a comparison of the Financial Services Commission’s private pension industry quarterly statistics for June 2016 and June 2021 shows...
The owner of the Daily Mail has confirmed its biggest shareholder Lord Rothermere is close to agreeing a £400 million pensions deal that would clear the final
I contacted Royal London asking if some of my pension could be released and I would repay what I take. The reply was no money can be released until I am 55 - I'm 54 next month. I only need a small amount to pay off a debt. Is it possible to borrow from a private pension? I have had to temporary cease monthly payments. Pension tap: Is it ever wise
I contacted Royal London asking if some of my pension could be released and I would repay what I take.� The reply was no money can be
I contacted Royal London asking if some of my pension could be released and I would repay what I take. The reply was no money can be released until I am 55 - I'm 54 next month. I only need a small amount to pay off a debt. Is it possible to borrow from a private pension? I have had to temporary cease monthly payments. Pension tap: Is it ever wise
THERE are renewed calls for an end to pensions “discrimination” against private-sector workers and the self-employed. Business lobby group Isme and Brokers Ireland have jointly called on Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath to make changes in the Budget to end what they say is an unfair
My husband and I divorced. Our divorce didn't state that we couldn't share pensions, so I was wondering if I was entitled to a share of his
Small business lobby Isme and Brokers Ireland, which represents financial advisers, have called on the Government to increase financial support for private pensions. The groups have written to Ministers outlining measures that, it says, would remove “pensions discrimination against the self-employed and private sector workers”. “The gold-plated
Some pension managers are interested in investment strategies that seek to
The cost of buying the pensions of the entire Cabinet on the private market would come in at more than €11m, according to figures compiled for the Irish Independent’s Political Rich List. Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s pension alone would cost over €2m, while Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney’s would cost €1.6m.
The UK's leading insurer trade body has called for the�Government to implement a simpler approach when it raises the age savers can tap into their pension pots from 55 to 57 in 2028.
The state-run retirement fund is launching a small-to-medium sized enterprises debt fund BL Premium The Eskom Pension
The private equity house in line to acquire Morrisons has reached an agreement with the supermarket group’s pension trustees in its latest move to secure the deal ahead of rival bidders. Clayton Dublilier & Rice, which last week agreed a £7billion deal to acquire Morrisons, said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with the companies’ pension
) The private pension system was the least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, given the long-term savings and investment policy. Over time, there have been few episodes of higher volatility. These have affected private pension funds only conjecturally, their assets recording substantial year-on-year increases. At the end of June this year,
) Thanks to Private Equity, Pensions Across America Report Record-Breaking Returns Throughout the summer, pension funds across the country reported on their returns for the fiscal year 2021. As Chief Investment Officer Magazine recently reported 'private equity is consistently the top-performing asset class' within many pensions' portfolios. In
I'm confused about what the 'money purchase annual allowance' means for my NHS pension. I have a small private pension of £38,000 which I want to cash in. I am presently paying in to my NHS pension at least for another three years. I have both a 1995 and 2015 NHS pension. If I cash in my private pension does this mean that it will affect how much I
SA Venture Capital Association’s latest private equity survey shows local capital custodians are more
SA Venture Capital Association’s latest private equity survey shows local capital custodians are more
Ten million of the country’s lowest earners will for the first time have their retirement savings invested partly in private equity. The
Ohioans learned they might be able to Venmo campaign donations in 2022, and we're talking about what that means on this week's episode of Ohio Politics Explained. Each week, we catch you up on the state's political news of the week in 15 minutes or less. This week, host Anna Staver was joined by reporter Jessie Balmert. Here's what we talked about:
SARAJEVO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Power trader and operator Energy Financing Team (EFT) has signed an agreement on the construction of a 60-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Bosnia with China's Dongfang Electric International Corporation (DEC), the EFT said in a
Summary U.S. payrolls 210k vs 550k estU.S indexes lower; tech leads S&P sector declinesSTOXX 600 down 0.3%%Oil, dollar up; bitcoin, gold flat10-yr U.S. Treasury yield ~1.45% Dec 3 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday kept Germany on its Monitoring List for problematic currency practices and urged the incoming coalition government to keep up its "bold" COVID-19 spending rather than return to persistent fiscal surpluses. In its semi-annual currency report, Treasury said Germany had extended most
Summary Travel, oil stocks lead morning gainsDassault soars on France-UAE Rafale dealOrphan Biovitrum plunges Dec 3 (Reuters) - European shares inched up on Friday and were set to end a volatile week higher as investors bought stocks hammered by fears around the Omicron variant, although gains were largely muted ahead of the U.S. monthly jobs data.
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. government could start missing payments on its bills as soon as Dec. 21 if Congress fails to raise a legal limit on public borrowing, the Bipartisan Policy Center said on Friday. The think tank's projection, based on updated official data on tax receipts and government spending, underscores the mounting
LUSAKA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Zambia on Friday reached a staff level agreement on a $1.4 billion, three-year extended credit facility, bringing the heavily indebted copper producer one step closer to a comprehensive debt overhaul. Zambia, one of the world's largest copper producers, became Africa's first
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Narrowing equity market breadth, rising volatility and the prospects of rate hikes are the classic signs of a market top, BofA said in a weekly report on Thursday. Just five of the biggest U.S. technology stocks accounted for 71% of the nearly 20% gains in U.S stocks, BoFA analysts noted of the performance of shares in a
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Dec 3 (Reuters) - Indebted real estate developer China Evergrande (3333.HK) has got a demand under a $260 million guarantee obligation, the company said on Friday, adding it may be unable to repay due to a liquidity crisis that has gripped China's property sector.
Summary Choppy session for European equitiesOil and gas stocks best performersMiners and banks fallWall Street futures tick upAll eyes on NFPs Dec 3 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com UK EQUITIES: WHAT BOOSTER? (1259
ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A decree released by the Taliban barring forced marriage was a major step forward, two leading Afghan women said on Friday, but questions remained about whether the hardline Islamist group would extend women's rights around work and education. Afghanistan's Taliban government on Friday released a decree which
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Summary European equities abandon early gainsOil and gas stocks best performers up 1.1%Miners and banks fall Dec 3 - Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com MARKETS SLOWLY TURN RED AS EUROPEAN BANKS DIVE DOWN (1105 GMT) The
Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. bond funds witnessed a surge in outflows in the week to Dec. 1 on rising prospects that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ramp up the pace of unwinding its bond purchases and will lift rates as soon as mid-2022. According to Refinitiv Lipper data, investors sold U.S. bond funds worth a net $2.16 billion, compared with their net
Small Business Corp. (SBCorp) signed an agreement with Alaska Milk Corp. for collaborative efforts to implement the Sustaining Trade and Access to Primary
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has ordered the Social Security System, Government Service Insurance System, and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to fully comply with the Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) 4 in reporting their social benefit liabilities for stability and transparency purposes. SBLs represent the social
Amid the continued threats of violent extremism and terrorism in many parts of the Philippines, hundreds of young leaders representing indigenous groups, Christian and Muslim communities, and other backgrounds mobilized on Saturday in a powerful showcase of peace through the Panaghiusa Grand Peace Conference held at the Tagum City Historical and
Globe Telecom Inc. said Friday it borrowed P15 billion from two local banks to fund capital expenditures and refinance debt. The telecom unit of Ayala Group said it signed term loan facilities with BDO Unibank Inc. and Land Bank of the