Retirees could be defaulted into annuity purchase default over CDC at retirement
Minister says CDC has important role in task of finishing pensions settlement
Pensions industry reacts to the government green-lighting CDC scheme expansion
UMES regs to be laid in parliament this week and DWP to consult on retirement CDC policy
Paper encourages industry to learn from international experience and to envision new investment strategies
Festina Finance says schemes should ‘upgrade their technology’ to be compliant by 2027
CDC will lead to rethink of scheme governance, decision-making and member comms
Important to ‘avoid losing momentum’ to meet government’s ‘ambitious’ timetable
Provider will also develop single-employer CDC schemes for larger businesses
DWP says ‘innovative’ funds will deliver higher incomes and lower risks for pensioners