US - Hewitt Associates has expressed grave concerns over government plans to introduce a risk-based insurance premium structure for pension funds and has questioned the gravity of the federal pension insurer's unfunded financial status.
Hewitt Associates consultant Ari Jacobs (picturted) said a risk-based levy could see companies abandon defined benefit pension schemes altogether. “I think there’ll be more companies saying ‘thi...
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