Shell shuts DB scheme to new joiners

Jenna Towler
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Oil giant Shell is to close its defined benefit pension scheme to new joiners and replace it with a UK defined contribution plan.

The Anglo-Dutch said the move was a reflection of "market trends in the UK". The company was one of the last FTSE100 companies to operate an open DB scheme. The company said the replacement DC s...

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