DWP hints at ramping up cost disclosure in DC; plans to consult

Stephanie Baxter
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wants to improve the disclosure of costs and charges to defined contribution (DC) members and will consult on this in the future, policy manager David Farrar says.

Speaking at PP's DC Conference on 5 September, he said the current situation "doesn't look particularly coherent or perfect" whereby trustees and independent governance committees (IGCs) have a dut...

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