National income targets would help boost pension saving in the UK, says PLSA
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has proposed a number of reforms to boost pensions adequacy, including retirement income targets to show the lifestyle people could afford on different levels of income.
In a report published today (5 July) - Hitting the target: A vision for retirement income adequacy - the trade body presents the final recommendations of its consultation into pension saving which closed...
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