With savers facing 100% of the potential downside of patient capital investment, as well as tax implications from the upside, Peter Glancy argues it is not the most enticing proposition.
The UK pension system represents around £2.5 trillion of assets - so it's no wonder the government is looking for ways to encourage investing some of that money to benefit the economy more generall...
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