Employers are failing to adapt DC default strategies to April freedoms

Stephanie Baxter
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Almost two thirds of companies have not changed their defined contribution (DC) default investment strategies to take account of the pension flexibilities, according to two surveys.

JLT Employee Benefits' latest quarterly survey of 25 leading UK firms found that 56% had not adjusted their schemes' investment strategies, leading to concern they may no longer be appropriate. ...

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