The National Association of Pension Funds and Wheels Common Investment Fund have lost their bid to recoup £2bn in backdated VAT on investment management services for defined benefit schemes.
NAPF and WCIF brought a test case to the European Court of Justice in regards to WCIF's Ford pension schemes, claiming that pension funds should be granted the same VAT exemption as special investm...
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