Deloitte

Schemes will be able to reclaim withholding taxes from Spain after the country's government amended legislation on the tax treatment of dividends.

SPAIN/EUROPE - Schemes will be able to reclaim withholding taxes from Spain after the country's government amended legislation on the tax treatment of dividends.

BSS is suing Aon Consulting over claims it overestimated the firm's defined benefit scheme net deficit by almost £17m.

UK - Government restrictions on reclaiming tax on overseas equity dividends via unauthorised unit trusts will potentially harm many UK pension funds, Deloitte warned.

Government restrictions on reclaiming tax on overseas equity dividends via unauthorised unit trusts will potentially harm many UK pension funds, Deloitte warns.

AUSTRALIA - A new report by the Australia Institute called for the creation of a government-backed universal default fund option that would cap fees at 1% of total assets managed.

Lynn Strongin-Dodds explores what the future holds for real estate investment trusts (REITs) in light of the current economic crisis