TPR: Small DC schemes failing to deliver value for members

TPR finds 64% of smaller schemes unaware of value for member assessment

Martin Richmond
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TPR: Small DC schemes failing to deliver value for members

A majority of smaller defined contribution (DC) schemes are falling short of meeting expectations on their assessments of providing value for their members, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned.

The regulator's 2022 DC schemes survey, published today (4 July), carried out 342 interviews across a range of DC single employer schemes and hybrid single employer schemes, as well as 23 master tr...

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