EIOPA reveals huge variations in member states' DC defaults

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Approaches to defined contribution default funds vary widely across Europe, according to research from the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).

The supervisor's survey of EU practice on default investment options across 26 regimes found that only half used default strategies. The UK was singled out as one of the few examples where it is...

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