Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

Government’s DB consultation response, Pensions Investment Review, Smart Pension to invest 15% in private markets

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Professional Pensions: Stories of the week

This week’s top stories include the government publishing its Options for Defined Benefit Schemes consultation response as well as the Pensions Investment Review, Smart Pension’s announcement it will invest 15% of its default fund in private markets, and a £270m buy-in transaction.

1.      DWP pledges statutory override and low-dependency target to make surplus release easier The government has set out its plans to lift restrictions on how scheme surpluses are used – pledg...

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