DWP: Two-thirds of employers unaware of DC member charges

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Two-thirds of employers are unaware members pay any charges in their defined contribution schemes, Department for Work and Pensions research reveals.

A DWP survey of 719 trust-based schemes, 514 contract-based schemes and ten leading contract-based providers found employer awareness of member charges was "low". Only 28% of trust-based and 33%...

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