Schemes closed to existing members to double in 12 months

Jonathan Stapleton
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The number of schemes closed to existing members will double over the next year, Hewitt Associates warns.

The consultant's research showed nearly 20% of the 154 schemes it surveyed had now closed to defined benefit accrual - with a potential doubling of that figure expected over the coming year. Hew...

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