Solvency II will put further strain on DC savers

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Cuts in future annuity rates due to the adoption of the Solvency II rules for insurers would put further strain on defined contribution scheme members, Aon Consulting says.

The warning comes after French insurer Axa told pension savers UK retirement incomes from annuities had been too generous in the past and would be cut once the new European Solvency II rules for in...

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