USS posts ‘robust’ accounts but members lose faith over cuts

Only 17 per cent of those enrolled in UK’s largest higher education pension scheme reported positive relationship after changes to retirement benefits

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July 25, 2022

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by k.j.... on July 27, 2022 - 11:15am

Maybe Mr. Galvin's bonus should be linked to improvements in members' benefits as that would be a true measure of success.

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