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BANKRUPTCIES AND BAIL-OUTS BITE INTO OUR RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Much has been written in the media about General Motors filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 1 June. Among the causes that helped topple the once-invincible GM were the pension bond and the retirement-trust obligation. As early as 2002, GM’s pension fund was already US$20m under-funded. GM is not the only one. Across the

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