Trustee enquiries about bundling admin and investment rise 50% at Aviva
Aviva has seen a 50% year-on-year increase in the number of enquiries from pension schemes that use investment and administration on separate platforms seeking to move to a bundled provider.
Cost is usually one driver to move away from ‘unbundled' schemes, where investments are handled by a dedicated investment platform while administration is carried out by a third-party administrator, paid...
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