What does a good member outcome for DB members look like?

There is a lack of clarity over DB funding targets. Adolfo Aponte says more transparency in this area could have significant benefits.
The defined benefit (DB) pensions industry has long lacked clarity over what a good outcome on the security of members' benefits looks like. The aspiration is obviously for all benefits to be paid in full....
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