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Hugh Grover tells PP why he does not recommend adoption of the model across the LGPS
London CIV's Hugh Grover tells PP why he does not recommend wholesale adoption of the model across the entire LGPS.
Collaboration is crucial to improving the way the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is run. Fragmented into 89 funds, the scheme is incredibly inefficient and is wasting billions in unnecessary costs....
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