David Fairs: Four weeks left to influence the future of DB funding

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As TPR’s consultation on the principles underlying the revised code of practice for DB funding enters the final straight, David Fairs set outs why you should give the watchdog your views.

Four weeks from today we'll close the first stage of our major consultation on the revised code of practice for defined benefit (DB) funding. We want to make sure schemes have the long-term appr...

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