How Greater Manchester Pension Fund became the One Fund

GMPF's Ged Dale talks to PP about a hectic 18 months

Helen Morrissey
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It has been eighteen months since it was announced the £16bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund would take responsibility for providing benefits to all existing and former public sector probation staff and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) from 1 June 2014. Helen Morrissey looks at how the process has gone.

It has been 18 months since it was announced that the £16bn Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) would become the One Fund. This involves taking responsibility for providing benefits to all exist...

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