Smart Pension completes consolidation of Crystal Trust assets

Consolidation sees over 130,000 members and £880m of assets transferred

Jonathan Stapleton
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Jamie Fiveash: Full scheme transitions and consolidations of this size are not straightforward
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Jamie Fiveash: Full scheme transitions and consolidations of this size are not straightforward

Smart Pension has consolidated the Crystal Trust – the master trust it acquired from Evolve Pensions last year – into the Smart Pension Master Trust.

The Crystal Trust had over 130,000 members, over 1,400 employers and more than £880m in assets under management. Smart Pension's acquisition of the Crystal Trust represented one of the largest m...

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