The pension industry's hopes and concerns for CDC

Stephanie Baxter
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As the DWP's consultation on collective DC closes, Stephanie Baxter finds most responses are broadly supportive but some are critical, pointing out there is a long way to go to get it right

Royal Mail's plans to introduce a collective defined contribution (CDC) scheme for its employees after union pressure have revived the defined ambition structure after it was put on hold in 2015. T...

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