Five stories you may have missed this week
This week’s top stories include SuperTrust UK’s exit from the master trust market, just one day before The Pensions Regulator announced all existing master trusts had been authorised.
1. SuperTrust UK exits master trust market The trustees and sponsor of SuperTrust UK have decided to withdraw the master trust from The Pensions Regulator's authorisation process and will now wind-up...
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