'Game changer': Multi-employer CDC regulations take effect

Framework removes restrictions that limited CDC schemes to single or connected employers

Holly Roach
clock • 2 min read
'Game changer': Multi-employer CDC regulations take effect

Regulations to allow for unconnected multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes come into force today (31 July).

The new regulations remove restrictions that limited CDC schemes to single or connected employers so that multiple, unconnected employers can share a single collective arrangement. Building on t...

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