People's Pension reaches record £25bn AUM

Not-for-profit provider becomes UK’s first independent master trust to reach milestone

Jasmine Urquhart
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The People's Pension reported AUM has reached £25bn since launching 12 years ago
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The People's Pension reported AUM has reached £25bn since launching 12 years ago

The People’s Pension has become the first independent master trust in the UK to reach £25bn in assets under management (AUM) today.

The not-for-profit defined contribution master trust, provided by the People's Partnership, was launched 12 years ago and manages the pensions of more than 6.5 million members across more than 100,...

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