Striking the right balance: DB v growth

Jack Jones looks at plans revealed in the Autumn Statement to ease the burden of DB

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The government used the Autumn Statement to underline its determination to "ensure that defined benefit pensions regulation does not act as a brake on investment and growth".

The principle measures for ensuring businesses were not shackled by their DB schemes were two consultations: one on moving away from mark-to-market valuations of pension liabilities and assets, and...

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