ACA calls for 'pragmatic and successful' DB surplus release regime

Chair Stewart Hastie praises minister’s recent commitment to reforms

Jasmine Urquhart
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ACA chair Stewart Hastie
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ACA chair Stewart Hastie

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chair Stewart Hastie has called for a “pragmatic and successful” defined benefit (DB) surplus release regime.

Speaking at the ACA annual Chair's Dinner, Hastie praised pensions minister Torsten Bell's recent announcement to commit to DB reforms, as well as the government's response to the Work and Pensions...

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