Don't let advisers set and mark their own homework

Donny Hay breaks down objective setting post the CMA review

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Donny Hay

In the world of defined benefit pensions, just like anywhere else, pursuing improvement is a continuous process.

Boards of pension trustees will have long ago set out strategic investment objectives for their investment consultant or fiduciary manager, after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) made th...

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