The cost of topping up UK company pensions has been drastically reduced in the past year, but returns have also fallen fast, according to Watson Wyatt's survey of UK additional voluntary contribution schemes (AVCs).
According to the firm, the introduction of low cost stakeholder pensions this year has forced AVC providers to reduce charges, in some cases by as much as half. The survey of group AVCs reveals tha...
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