Budget 2011: NATS sell off an opportunity for large schemes

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Only a handful of pension schemes will be able to take a direct stake in National Air Traffic Services when the government sells its holdings due to the complex risks involved, consultants say.

Chancellor George Osborne announced the government's intention to sell its 49% stake in the air traffic infrastructure business in today's Budget, opening the way for schemes to invest. Pension ...

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