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[Finance Markets: Finance News | UK Personal Financial News & Daily Finance Market News] “At The Pensions Trust, we are committed to providing a service that meets our members needs, and with ethical investment high on the priority list for many, we are currently looking into ways we can upgrade our offering to make responsible investment a key element of our schemes.”
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