The £2.5bn a year cost of pensions consulting
Jonathan Stapleton comments on the cost of pensions consulting and asks if consolidation will drive this down.
According to Professional Pensions' latest research, the total turnover of the 12 biggest pension consultancies was £1.98bn in accounting years ending in 2016. But the true amount spent on advisory...
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