Forbes- International trade union leaders on Thursday warned pension funds not to invest in private equity and hedge funds, saying they frequently hurt workers and avoid tax.
The International Trade Union Confederation – the world’s largest union group representing 168 million workers in 153 countries – said it was advising pension trustees and managers to take extreme care with “casino funds” that they claimed do not live up the hype of outperforming other investments.
“Pension funds should remain on high alert over unsustainable investments and avoid committing workers’ retirement incomes to them,” said ITUC General Secretary Guy Ryder.
“The retirement incomes of millions of workers are at stake, and the future for these funds is much less rosy than they would have us believe,” he said as the organization launched a report on hedge funds.
