Push for scale in DC must focus on improving outcomes

TPT says scale policy must align with how assets are invested and governed in practice

Martin Richmond
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TPT head of policy Ruari Grant: Scale should be a means to achieving better outcomes for members, rather than an end in itself
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TPT head of policy Ruari Grant: Scale should be a means to achieving better outcomes for members, rather than an end in itself

The government’s push to increase scale in the defined contribution (DC) sector should focus on driving better member outcomes, rather than being an objective in itself, TPT Retirement Solutions says.

In its response to the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) discussion paper on the DC scale policy – which closes for comments today (7 September) – TPT said while it supported the policy and t...

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