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Costs of GMP conversion must be justified

Kelly Gregor

28 October 2008 •

Trustees will have to justify the money they spend on guaranteed minimum pension conversion especially in the current economic climate, Capita Hartshead says.

The comments form part of Capita’s response to the department for work and pensions’ consultation on converting GMPs to ordinary scheme benefits. The consultancy added the provision needed to be s...

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