Default retirement solutions and DB surplus access most supported Pension Schemes Bill measures, Sackers finds

Firm’s survey finds 59% favour such measures over deferred small pots and VfM

Martin Richmond
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Sackers partners Jacqui Reid and Janet Brown
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Sackers partners Jacqui Reid and Janet Brown

The introduction of default retirement income solutions and the changes around defined benefit (DB) surplus access are the most supported aspects of the government’s Pension Schemes Bill, research from Sackers shows.

The law firm's research, conducted during a recent webinar which surveyed 62 respondents representing trustees and employers of both DB and defined contribution (DC) schemes, found over a third (36...

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