PPI warns of risks arising from LGPS pooling

Stephanie Baxter
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Pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) may not tackle the root causes of its deficit hole and members could be put at risk, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.

In a briefing note published just days before the deadline for funds to present their initial ideas for pooling to the government, the PPI warned there could be risks from consolidating the 89 fund...

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