PRIVATE sector pension provision is under “severe threat” as nine out of 10 companies say they are altering their pension investment strategy.

PENSION holders on defined contribution (DC) schemes could be missing out on significant amounts of retirement income.

A report on directors’ pay at companies listed on the Irish Stock Exchange has found an average basic pay rise of 12% last year.

ONCE uncertainty over the war was out of the way, markets were due to pick up and the global economic outlook to improve.