Next government must tackle intergenerational pension issues

James Phillips
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Changes to pension policy must be viewed "through the lens of intergenerational fairness" by a future government, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has argued.

The ongoing shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) pensions should give cause for concern as the status quo means the younger generation may not have adequate retirement pots....

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