NAPF Local Authority Conference: LGPS procurement could be merged to cut costs

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Procurement of investment and actuarial services for local government schemes could be pushed into regional and national frameworks in a bid to harness efficiency savings, the government says.

Delegates at the National Association of Pension Funds' Local Authority Conference today heard ministers are hoping to amalgamate the procurement responsibilities of 89 local funds in a bid to harn...

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