IRELAND - Ireland's Department of Social Protection is considering proposals that would see pension schemes purchasing annuities invested in government bonds to help fund liabilities.
The move, put forward in a joint plan by the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) and Society of Actuaries in Ireland (SOAI), would mean pension funds would be able to lower their deficits, as...
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