Retroactive changes to pre-97 indexation rules would lead to 'substantial challenges'

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Jasmine Urquhart
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Retroactive changes to pre-97 indexation rules would lead to 'substantial challenges'

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has published a paper on pre-1997 indexation of defined benefit (DB) schemes.

The paper – ‘Pre-1997 Indexation: Government Policy or Scheme Discretion' – looked at the issue of pension increases for defined benefit (DB) scheme members who accrued benefits before April 1997. ...

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