Public sector to be forced to switch to DC - EXCLUSIVE

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The public sector will be forced to scrap final salary schemes and switch to money-puchase plans, BlackRock's head of defined contribution sales predicts.

And Emma Douglas told PP the industry would face “a wave of change” as major defined benefit schemes closed to future accrual over the next three years. She said DC was the only realistic option...

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