Inside Business: Reforms open door to performance-linked pensions
European bonus limits provide an opportunity to drag bankers’ pensions into line with the vogue for performance-related pay, Patrick Jenkins says
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The financial crisis has ravaged employer-based and private retirement savings, forcing workers to rethink their pension plans and even to defer retirement
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