Schemes to claim £1.4bn in US damages

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UK pension funds will recoup £1.4bn in US class action lawsuits following losses suffered at the peak of the financial crisis, a report reveals.

Research conducted by GOAL found that North European pension funds lost £51bn on their US investments in 2008 - some £21bn of which was attributable to UK schemes. However, GOAL warned schemes r...

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