IN BRIEF: Pensions on worldwide slide

Pensions on worldwide slide

Prudential yesterday reported a slide in worldwide sales of life and pension products in the first six months of 1995, with annual premiums 11 per cent lower at pounds 216m. Single premium sales fell 10 per cent to pounds 2.4bn. In the UK, annual premium sales were down 6 per cent to pounds 118m, but sales of regular premium investments were 72 per cent lower at pounds 18m.