Government rationale for power to mandate pension scheme investments 'questionable'

SPP has published a Pension Schemes Bill response paper

Martin Richmond
clock • 3 min read
SPP investment committee chair Simon Daniel: The mere threat of mandation is viewed by many as the worst of both worlds
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SPP investment committee chair Simon Daniel: The mere threat of mandation is viewed by many as the worst of both worlds

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a paper in response to proposed government powers to mandate pension scheme investment, describing the move as “questionable”.

The SPP's paper – Power in Principle? Balancing Mandation and Market Confidence – said the Pension Schemes Bill, which had its second reading in parliament last month, had been broadly welcomed by ...

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