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Government proposals to enable defined benefit (DB) schemes to share surplus with employers and members should treat the low-dependency funding basis as a threshold, rather than a trigger for automatic release, said industry players.
The government is seeking industry views on how an estimated £160bn of DB scheme surplus should be treated, following primary legislation in the Pension Schemes Act 2026 which would allow funds to ...
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