DB sponsors unlikely to implement SPA changes

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Employers offering defined benefit (DB) schemes are unlikely to increase their normal retirement ages beyond 65 despite changes to the state pension age (SPA), according to Aon Hewitt.

Head of pension benefit design James Patten agreed that increasing the SPA to 68 by the mid-2030s reflected the reality of increasing life expectancies and the need for people to work for longer. ...

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