Five stories you may have missed this week

Reaction to AE extension measures and a £142m buy-in between PIC and Spirent

Professional Pensions
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Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories include the industry’s reaction to the DWP’s backing of the expansion of AE, and the Spirent Communications Staff Pensions and Life Assurance Plan completing a £142m buy-in with PIC.

1.  DWP backing of AE extension measures a 'landmark day' for pensions The Department for Work and Pensions' decision to back proposals to expand auto-enrolment marks a ‘landmark day' and is ‘fa...

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