Do consultants wield too much power over investment decisions?

Natasha Browne asks whether consultants hold too much sway over trustees’ decisions on pension fund investing

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Natasha Browne asks whether consultants hold too much sway over trustees' decisions on pension fund investing

Trustees face a tough challenge in plugging deficits in defined benefit (DB) pension schemes. This is demonstrated by figures from the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) 7800 Index published in Januar...

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