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Pension schemes want to invest in UK private markets, provided investments meet scheme needs, but progress is being held back by practical barriers and structural limitations, a report from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) finds.

For the report – Market oversight: UK pension funds - private market investment – the regulator spoke to more than 40 key stakeholders, including investment consultants, trustees, pension schemes, ...

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