Government opts for common investment vehicles over LGPS merger

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The government has ruled out merging council pension funds in favour of promoting common investment vehicles for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), in an effort to save £660m annually.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published its consultation response on the structure of the LGPS a year after local government minister Brandon Lewis warned he would "not...

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