Concentration risk concerns aired over professional trustee market

PP survey shows concern over dominance of largest professional trustee firms

Jonathan Stapleton
clock • 3 min read
Several respondents said they were also concerned about the issue of groupthink in a more consolidated market
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Several respondents said they were also concerned about the issue of groupthink in a more consolidated market

There are potential concentration risk concerns in having a relatively small number of bigger professional trustee firms acting for large numbers of UK schemes, PP readers say.

Professional Pensions' latest Buzz survey - conducted among 86 trustees, scheme managers, consultants and other pension professionals - found some 80% believed there were potential concerns, agains...

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