Lord Mayor to encourage more pension investment in UK assets

Alastair King is to encourage pension funds to go further on Mansion House Compact commitments

Jasmine Urquhart
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The Mansion House speech next week is expected to include an "overhaul" of pensions
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The Mansion House speech next week is expected to include an "overhaul" of pensions

Pension funds will be encouraged to invest more in UK assets under new plans from the incoming Lord Mayor, according to reports.

Alastair King, who is being sworn in as 696th Lord Mayor of the City of London today (8 November), says he plans to encourage pension funds to go further on their Mansion House commitments to inves...

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