CDC schemes 'must be explicit about potential risks', PPI says

A warning from the Pensions Policy Institute and a view from Royal Mail

Hope William-Smith
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CDC schemes 'must be explicit about potential risks', PPI says

Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes must clearly communicate to members how the model may put their income and benefits at risk of reduction, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) says.

In a briefing note published yesterday (14 June) the institute compared CDC models in the Netherlands, Denmark and Canada with plans for the introduction of CDC in the UK from this August, includin...

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