PPM hires Aon to boost fund selection tool
SWEDEN - The Premium Pension Authority (PPM) has hired Aon Consulting to further develop its online fund selection tool "Lotsen", which has been labelled a failure by some due to low usage by members since inception.
The tool, launched last December, was designed to assist people confused by the complexity involved in investment decisions to choose their asset allocation. According to the PPM, the tool may need to...
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