TPR: Smaller DC schemes struggling to demonstrate value for pension savers

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Many smaller pension schemes are failing to demonstrate they provide good value for members, latest research by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) shows.

The watchdog says that while most defined contribution (DC) scheme members - 86% or 6.8 million people - are in schemes whose trustees are adequately carrying out a value for member assessment, a n...

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