NAPF Investment Conference: Lord Hill says buck stops with him on IORP II
EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill has given reassurance that he will have the last say over controversial EU proposals on scheme funding.
Speaking on Thursday at the National Association of Pension Funds Investment Conference, Hill told a pensions audience that the "buck would stop with me" on changes to the Institutions for Occupational...
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