The Pensions Regulator's material detriment test has strayed too far from its intended objectives and risks increasing scheme costs and restricting corporate transactions, Mercer warns.
The consultant said the draft code appears to allow the regulator to issue a contribution notice to "almost any form of normal business activity" where there is a defined benefit pension scheme. ...
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