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One major cause of pensions gender gap is that many women take a career break to have children

According to new figures from the Prudential Class of 2009 retirement survey, UK women who plan to retire in 2009 can each expect to receive £6,642 a year less in their annual pensions than men, equivalent to a total income shortfall of more than £42 billion. The 2.76 million women planning ...

Mortgage Debt: Comment On Housing Equity Injection

Responding to news that homeowners had injected a record £8 billion into housing equity in the final quarter of 2008, debt management company Gregory Pennington stressed that this reversal of a long-term trend was due to a combination of factors, rather than any single event. "Prior to Q2 2008," said Melanie Taylor, Head ...

LV European Ex-UK Growth Fund Adds Sterling Hedged Share Class

LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of insurance, investment and pensions group LV=, is enhancing its LV= European ex-UK Growth Fund with the addition of a Sterling hedged share class, in response to growing demand from institutional and discretionary clients. The new Institutional Income GBP Hedged Share Class is ...

Continued Progress And Growth For The Co-operative Group

Financial and operational highlights * Strong performance across the Group, driven by continued investment * Balance sheet strong and cash position well managed * Somerfield and Britannia integration processes on track and progressing well * Root-and-branch overhaul of the business continues with ongoing investment in the brand and transformation of the entire estate * Food ...

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