More councils facing cash shortage as LGPS matures

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Local government pension schemes are set to face increasing cashflow shortfalls as the LGPS starts to mature, council figures warn.

Increased redundancies and early retirement for council and admitted body employees could mean fully invested portfolios fail to keep pace with short-term surges in lump sum retirement payments. ...

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