SPP sets out solutions to overcome barriers to productive finance success

Absence of consistent definitions as well as legislation and regulation are barriers

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Sophia Singleton: A useful starting point for government and industry to achieve an outcome that best serves the interests of all involved parties
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Sophia Singleton: A useful starting point for government and industry to achieve an outcome that best serves the interests of all involved parties

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a thought leadership paper relating to productive finance – identifying what it sees as the barriers to success in this area and detailing a range of solutions for the government to consider.

The paper – Solving the UK Investment Puzzle – comes as the government concluded its call for evidence on phase one of the pensions review yesterday. The SPP paper acknowledges the need for incr...

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