J.P. Morgan makes strategic investment in Smart Pension
J.P. Morgan has made a strategic investment in Smart Pension for an undisclosed amount, bringing the master trust's total funds raised to around £50m.
The deal completed at the end of last week, with the asset manager's US-based strategic investment group taking a minority equity stake, Smart Pension said. Co-founder and chief executive Andrew Evans...
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