Getting ready for the new DC code

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Trustees will soon need to comply with the regulator's updated DC framework, but drafts of the final code have left them considering the future of their schemes. James Phillips reports

At a glance The new code will be shorter, but potentially harder to navigate Small DC schemes may close to avoid new regulation           The Pensions Regulator (TPR...

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