OFT DC investigation: The five key recommendations

Office of Fair Trading targets charges, governance and scale

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The Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) final report into the defined contribution (DC) pensions market has concluded there are major weaknesses threatening members' savings.

Legacy charges, small trust-based schemes, complexity and poor quality information were all identified as potential risks in the market. Here are the OFT's main recommendations in full: - Dea...

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