Armchair critic: What does Prince Charles know about pensions anyway?

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Armchair critic: Prince Charles takes on pensions. And Brendan Llewellyn takes on Prince Charles…

The Prince of Wales has spoken on pensions matters. Personally, I enjoy these interventions. He has created a new role – senior non-executive director for the UK. It's not a role he can carry forward to his next job so perhaps he will up the ante over the next few years. He suggests, in this case, that the pension industry's investment approach is 'unfit for purpose', and that funds do not do enough to incorporate sustainable approaches. He goes on: "With an ageing population and pension fund liabilities that are therefore stretching out for many decades, surely the current focus on q...

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