DC retirement income down 37% since 2000

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The average worker in a defined contribution pension scheme has lost £1,300 a year of future retirement income in the last six months, Alexander Forbes says.

The consultant's National Pension Index - which charts projected retirement income - dropped 4.2 points to 63.2 over this period, down from a base of 100 at the start of the millennium. The inde...

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