OFT ups pressure to reform workplace DC charges

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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed concerns about charging, governance and scale in workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes.

However, the industry has responded with criticism of the OFT's focus, and how its investigation may clash with existing government plans to reform DC. In a progress update on its review of work...

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