Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include Prudential slashing the size of its corporate defined contribution business, and National Grid's £2bn longevity swap with Zurich.
1) EXCLUSIVE: Prudential shuts down worksite DC services amid 60% staff cut Prudential is to slash the size of its corporate defined contribution pensions business as it moves to purely online- and...
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