Mansion House speech: What could a Maple 8 model mean?

Jasmine Urquhart asks how a Canadian model could be implemented and how the LGPS could help

Jasmine Urquhart
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A move to the Canadian 'Maple 8' model could be on the cards for pension schemes
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A move to the Canadian 'Maple 8' model could be on the cards for pension schemes

Earlier this year, chancellor Rachel Reeves ventured into the world of pensions to explore new ways of reinvigorating the system to work with the government’s planned growth strategy.

One such avenue for exploration was a potential ‘Maple 8' pensions model, which would consolidate some of the £2bn of assets in UK pensions so this could more efficiently contribute to home-grown g...

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