City minister: Pension investment in UK needs to 'change fast'

Bim Afolami to set out his frustration over level of scheme investment in UK

Jonathan Stapleton
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Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami. Source: parliament.uk (CC BY 3.0)
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Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami. Source: parliament.uk (CC BY 3.0)

Pension scheme investment in the UK needs to “change fast”, the economic secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami is expected to say today.

In a speech today (15 May), the City minister will emphasise the government's progress on reforms to improve the UK's competitiveness – measures which include the Edinburgh and Mansion House reform...

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