Fears rise ECJ gender ruling will increase scheme deficits

Jonathan Stapleton
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The European Court of Justice ruling on sex discrimination is set to have a major impact on occupational schemes and could increase deficits, the industry warns.

The decision - published yesterday - will prevent schemes from using gender as a risk factor in insurance contracts from 21 December, 2012. This will mean male defined contribution scheme member...

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