DC schemes aren't pensions
Hilary Salt says DC is merely a savings vehicle, and argues collective DC would provide a wage in retirement more efficiently
The past decade has seen a seismic shift in the way employers provide pensions, with almost all now having given up on providing any more defined benefit accrual. I don't agree that this outcome was necessary...
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