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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (51072)6/8/2009 12:49:13 AM
From: elmatador  Read Replies (1) of 219231
 
Pension costs can bring a company down, as the American car giant General Motors has just proven. When you buy one of its cars the healthcare and pension costs make up a larger part of the cost of the vehicle than the steel.

“When General Motors set up its pension plan in the 1950s, there were about 35 workers for every retiree. Now there are 35 retirees for every worker,” said Bob Swarup, partner at Pension Corporation, a firm that specialises in acquiring pension risks. “Some fund managers have started dividing companies into those with and those without pension problems. They see the significance of the pensions issue and by taking the time to understand the impact that pensions increasingly have on a company’s share price, they feel they can generate additional returns.”

business.timesonline.co.uk
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