UK pension provision superior to France and Germany

In its annual European Pensions Barometer, the company has ranked 15 EU member countries on their pension schemes, based on research which looked at demographics; affordability and sustainability of a State pension; the adequacy of a State pension and the percentage of assets in company pensions. The UK came in at number six, ahead of Spain, which was ninth, France , which ended joint 11th with Greece, and Germany which came in just above Italy and Belgium at 13th. Portugal headed the table with beneficial demographics, including a high growth rate and longer working patterns, which help ...