Pension risk highlighted as UK system lags in global retirement rankings

Hope William-Smith
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The UK has failed to impress in an international analysis of pension systems due to serious concerns over sustainability.

The annual Melbourne Mercer Global Pensions Index compared 37 retirement systems across the world, which were graded on an A to D scale and ranked accordingly. The UK came in 14th with an overall i...

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