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Town halls attempt private equity costs lockdown

UK local authority pension plans are under pressure to cut the fees they pay but one of the most expensive asset classes they invest in is proving resistant

Town halls attempt private equity costs lockdown
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Investors have long grumbled that the fees that private equity firms charge are too high. But pension schemes that look after the money of UK local government workers are grumbling louder than most at the moment.

Investors have long grumbled that the fees that private equity firms charge are too high. But pension schemes that look after the money of UK local government workers are grumbling louder than most at the moment.

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