A question of timing

Rachel Dalton rounds up reaction to the delay to the scheme charges cap

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The Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) proposal to cap charges on auto-enrolment (AE) schemes divided the industry, and the announcement that the implementation of the cap will be delayed has caused further controversy.

Last week, it emerged that the government will not put the cap in place in April 2014, but instead at least a year later (PP Online, 17 January). Pensions minister Steve Webb has since confirmed...

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