Trustees should act now to prepare for DC scale requirements, TPR urges

Regulator says there is ‘significant momentum’ and growth potential in the master trust sector

Martin Richmond
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Trustees should act now to prepare for DC scale requirements, TPR urges

Trustees of defined contribution (DC) master trusts should take immediate action to prepare for the future scale requirements as outlined in the Pension Schemes Bill, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

The regulator's statement – published today (9 March) – builds on a paper published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which sets out the DWP's policy principles in relation to the scal...

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