'We don’t have plans to force further pool consolidation,' pensions minister promises

Having launched the most significant overhaul of the LGPS pooling landscape in a decade, no more pool mergers are on the cards pensions minister Torsten Bell said, though the industry is bracing itself for pressure on fund mergers

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In March this year, Bell delivered his first speech as pensions minister at Pensions UK (then known as PLSA), arguing that “consolidation was inevitable”.

‘We don’t have plans to force further pool consolidation,’ pensions minister promises

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