Charge cap should not be amended for illiquid assets
The default charge cap for defined contribution (DC) investment strategies should not be amended to make it easier to access illiquid assets, a majority of last week's 91 respondents said.
Respondents were also asked whether small schemes should be nudged to consolidate, and if DC schemes should publish their annual investment performance to the public. Read the results in full here....
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