Ministers back CIVs to save £660m pension costs

By MJ Correspondent | 07 May 2014

Ministers wanting to reform town hall pensions have backed common investment vehicles (CIVs) as a way to help deliver annual savings of up to £660m.

The controversial option of pursuing fund mergers has been shelved because it could take around 18 months longer to implement, which would lead to a ‘significant reduction in the net present value of savings over 10 years’.

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