PwC survey reveals 96% of firms are planning scheme changes

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Some 96% of companies are planning changes to their workplace pension schemes, PricewaterhouseCoopers research reveals.

The survey of 157 - including 33 from the FTSE100 - found concerns about risk, the need to reduce cost and the Chancellor's 2009 budget were key reasons behind the need for change. It said 77% of...

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