USS responds to employer questions over valuation assumption

Hope William-Smith
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The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) trustee board has laid out answers to thorny questions posed by its employer representative regarding its ongoing sustainability struggles.

This comes after the USS trustee board sent a letter to its employer representative Universities UK (UUK) on 29 March making clear its willingness to review its operations. "We believe the most ...

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