DWP to set out CDC proposals in 'coming weeks'
The government will proceed with legislation to implement collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes and aims to formally respond to the consultation in a matter of weeks, Guy Opperman has confirmed.
The minister for pensions and financial inclusion's comments come just weeks after the consultation, which explored how to deliver CDC, closed to responses. Royal Mail's plans to introduce a CDC scheme...
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