Neil Merrick 15 April 2025

Ministers tell pension pools to merge

Two local authority pension pools have reacted angrily after their plans to meet new standards were rejected by ministers and they were instead ordered to merge with other pension pools.

ACCESS and Brunel manage pension assets for councils across south-east and south-west England.

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