Government should back employers on quality pensions, ACA says

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The government must do much more to back employers who are prepared to offer quality private sector pension schemes, Association of Consulting Actuaries chairman Keith Barton says.

Speaking at the trade body's annual dinner - held in London last night - Barton said an ACA survey on pension trends found only 6% of employers were satisfied with the government's record in this p...

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