How NEST is becoming a more sophisticated investor

Stephanie Baxter
clock • 8 min read

The master trust is leading the way on DC investment, getting into illiquid assets and challenging asset managers to do more. CIO Mark Fawcett tells Stephanie Baxter about its evolution

NEST has been on quite a journey since it was first set up by government in 2011 to facilitate auto-enrolment. Servicing seven million members, it is now the UK's biggest defined contribution (DC) ...

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