Risks to DB benefits 'should be communicated' to members
Defined benefit (DB) scheme members need to be made more aware of the risks to their benefits according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's Ashok Gupta.
Speaking at the Workplace Pensions Live 2016 conference on 12 May, the DB Taskforce chair (pictured) was concerned members do not appreciate there is a risk to their benefits. "One thing that concerns...
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