Five stories you might have missed: the winners of the PP Investment Awards, OECD slams "triple lock" and the helplessness of DB trustees

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Top stories on PP this week include a boat builder not paying three months of contributions and unions rejecting a proposal from United Utilities to shut a DB scheme

1. Unions reject United Utilities' proposal to shut DB scheme Workers at United Utilities are set to vote on industrial action if the firm goes ahead with plans to close its defined benefit (D...

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