Irish government urged to issue inflation linked bonds
IRELAND - Pension providers could reduce the costs of purchasing inflation linked pensions by approximately 5% if the government were to issue inflation linked bonds, according to a report from the Irish Association of Actuaries.
Currently, only Irish Life offers inflation linked pensions and is forced to invest in imperfect substitutes, which hikes up the cost. This extra premium currently results in a 65 year old male paying...
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