{"id":989158,"date":"2025-05-01T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/?p=989158"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:42:15","slug":"the-impact-of-service-models-on-pension-administration-costs-a-global-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecem.com\/the-impact-of-service-models-on-pension-administration-costs-a-global-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of service models on pension administration costs: a global perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"989158\" class=\"elementor elementor-989158\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b16f6b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b16f6b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vamtam-has-theme-widget-styles elementor-element elementor-element-42afd074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42afd074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_team_member et_pb_team_member_0_tb_body clearfix  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_team_member_no_image\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_team_member_description\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chris Flynn, Head of Research,<\/strong><br \/><strong>Edsart Heuberger, Product Manager, Pension Administration Benchmarking Subscription,<\/strong><br \/><strong>Alexander D. 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