Half of employers considering wisdom of continuing DB

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Half of all employers believe the cost of running a defined benefit scheme is now disproportionate to the value it provides, new research shows.

Buck Consultants’ fifth annual Key Pension Issues Survey found 50pc of the 123 respondents believed their pension scheme was too cumbersome and felt the alternative of giving employees money direct...

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