The Big Interview: Twelve into one does go

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In February this year Babcock Iinternational announced it had selected Friends Provident to administer a single defined contribution scheme for those who did not have access to a defined benefit arrangement. Helen Morrissey talks to group pensions manager Andrew Birkett about the process of streamlining its DC provision

Helen Morrissey: So why did you decide to implement a trust-based defined contribution scheme at Babcock? Andrew Birkett: We’ve grown through acquisition and over the years we have inherited var...

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