Policymakers urged to introduce safeguards for DB surplus regime

XPS says safeguards must be put in place to boost confidence in the new framework

Holly Roach
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Policymakers urged to introduce safeguards for DB surplus regime

Policymakers should introduce simple safeguards for the defined benefit (DB) surplus regime, XPS Group says.

The consultancy said, ahead of the deadline of the government's consultation on DB surplus reforms, policymakers must introduce safeguards to "bolster confidence" in the new framework. The firm ...

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