Conditional indexation would be 'thin end of the wedge'
Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.
Over half (57%) of 108 respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz rejected this idea known as conditional indexation, for employers, with some saying they did not wish to have any more regulation...
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