Government must address 'critical' CDC challenges

Industry bodies say retirement CDC model has lots of ‘moving parts’ which may act as a hindrance

Martin Richmond
clock • 6 min read
Government must address 'critical' CDC challenges

The government must address some “critical” challenges to ensure successful implementation of retirement collective defined contribution (CDC), industry bodies have said.

In its response to the Department for Work and Pensions' Retirement CDC Pension Schemes consultation – which closes for comments today (4 December) – the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) said it...

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