Firms increase contributions to DC schemes

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TOP firms with defined contribution schemes are continuing to increase employer contributions, a Watson Wyatt survey reveals.

The consultancy firm’s 2006 FTSE Defined Contribution Scheme Survey found that the average employer contribution to DC schemes had risen to 9.4pc this year, up from 8.5pc in 2004. And the survey...

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