PensionBee's Romi Savova hits out at government push for DC investment in illiquids

Industry must ask what the push into the unknown can deliver in additional returns

Jonathan Stapleton
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Savova says private market assets are  'opaque and complex' with only the fund managers 'certain winners'
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Savova says private market assets are 'opaque and complex' with only the fund managers 'certain winners'

Prioritising investments in illiquid assets risks leaving savers with poorer retirement outcomes, PensionBee chief executive Romi Savova says.

In an article published by Professional Pensions today – Why we can't let the government dictate how we invest our pensions – Savova hit out at the intensifying policymaker push for increased alloc...

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