Budget to tempt more than 8,600 extra DB members to transfer out

Helen Morrissey
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There will be 8,676 intra-employer transfers between defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes each year as a result of additional DC freedoms, according to a government impact assessment.

The term intra-employer transfer refers to member transfers to a DC scheme operated by the same employer. The process will cost £3.84m a year if measures to provide additional safeguards are imp...

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