'Investment big bang': PM and Chancellor urge pension funds to back 'innovative, greener future'

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The letter reasserts the government's commitment to 'Build Back Better' from the pandemic
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The letter reasserts the government's commitment to 'Build Back Better' from the pandemic

Prime Minister and Chancellor urge investors and pension schemes to invest more in long-term assets to give savers better returns

UK investors and pension schemes have been urged by the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to ignite an "investment big bang" to help drive the economic recovery from the pandemic towards "an innovative,...

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