Welplan to exit master trust market as environment 'favours much larger scale'
Welplan Pensions has triggered its exit from the master trust market, with just a few days to go until The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) application deadline.
The £147m scheme - set up in 1988 - informed the watchdog of its decision on 18 March, as it seeks to focus on its employee benefits business. Welplan Pensions will continue to support its existing...
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