UK pension firms join newly-launched Sustainability Principles Charter

Charter establishes four guiding principles for DB schemes during the bulk annuity process

Martin Richmond
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UK pension firms join newly-launched Sustainability Principles Charter

A number of UK pension schemes, insurers, advisers and trustee firms have become founding signatories of the newly-launched Sustainability Principles Charter.

The charter, which has been developed by Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), the Church of England Pensions Board and Railpen, has provided guidance around four principles for defined benefit (DB)...

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