Assessing DC standards

Helen Morrissey looks at whether the DWP's call for evidence on DC standards covers the right issues

Helen Morrissey
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With auto-enrolment in full swing the pensions minister has turned his attention to improving quality standards in DC.

This is a subject close to the minister's heart. At a Pensions Network event in May Webb referred to scheme quality as "the black hole at the heart of the auto-enrolment project" and said thought n...

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