Short service refunds: Who pays?

Natasha Browne asks if employers will pass on the cost of change to members

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Short service refunds are set to be abolished with the introduction of the Pensions Bill.

This creates the conundrum of where the extra cash will come from to plug the gap. Whether or not the refunds should ever have been used to pay for pension services is beside the point. The real...

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