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Irish Nationwide Building Society chief executive Michael Fingleton was the sole beneficiary of a pension fund worth €27.6 million, according to the lender’s annual report published today.

The company said Mr Fingleton was the sole beneficiary of this defined benefit scheme and that control of this pension was transferred outside the control of the group on January 12th, 2007.