Pensions minister urges industry to focus on returns and boost internal investment

Torsten Bell details government’s priorities of growth, consolidation and returns

Jasmine Urquhart
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Pensions minister Torsten Bell (Photo: © House of Commons/Roger Harris (CC BY 3.0))
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Pensions minister Torsten Bell (Photo: © House of Commons/Roger Harris (CC BY 3.0))

The pensions industry needs to focus on saver returns and boosting internal investment, as well as consolidation and ensuring value for money (VfM), pensions minster Torsten Bell has said.

Speaking at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Pensions Conference today (2 April), Bell said with the current "not great" economic backdrop making people worse off, boosting growth is a key challenge...

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