Pensions

Chinese investors mull a unique UK market: paying pensions

News Analysis: If reports of Legend Holdings' imminent purchase of a stake in Pension Insurance Corporation are correct, they join an interesting and varied cast of international investors

The Chinese will join a varied cast of international investors putting up money
The Chinese will join a varied cast of international investors putting up money Photo: iStock

Pension Insurance Corporation is reportedly close to selling a big stake in itself to a Chinese investment group. If so, the Chinese will join a varied cast of international investors putting up money to buy out closed company pension funds in the UK.

The business of acquiring and managing down these closed schemes might seem a little niche, but it has attracted interest from across the globe. That's because it is a market in which the UK genuinely leads the world.

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