Union chief attacks Labour on pension policy - papers 26 Feb

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The FT says Sir Ken Jackson, general secretary of Amicus and the UK government's closest trade ...

The FT says Sir Ken Jackson, general secretary of Amicus and the UK government's closest trade union ally, has launched a stinging attack on Labour's pensions policy and called for an abolition of the £5bn-a-year ($7.1bn) tax raid on occupational schemes. The Times reports Rolf Huppi, chairman and chief executive of Zurich Financial Services (ZFS), yesterday paid the price for a series of profit warnings and strategic failures as he agreed to relinquish the role of chief executive. The resignation came as Swiss financial regulators confirmed that they were seeking an urgent meeting w...

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