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Govt proposes excluding pensions from dormant asset scheme expansion


By Jack Gray

The government has proposed excluding pensions from the dormant asset scheme in a consultation on its expansion into new asset classes.

Its consultation queries which asset classes should be added to the scheme, which aims to locate dormant assets and reunite them with their owner or, if that is not possible, investing in social and environmental causes


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