Schemes struggle to meet 'build back better' objective

Lack of long-term planning and awareness holding schemes back

Martin Richmond
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Schemes struggle to meet 'build back better' objective

Pension trustees are facing major obstacles when trying to align scheme investment strategies with the government's ‘build back better' post-Covid policy objective, according to Canada Life.

The firm's "The Role of Institutional Money" report has revealed that infrastructure, skills, innovation, the ‘levelling up' agenda, net zero, and opportunities for growth are key problem areas. ...

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