Aon outlines 2026 pensions hopes and fears

Hopes include progress on CDC and the Virgin Media case, and warnings against any future PPF levy increase

Jasmine Urquhart
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Aon's Matthew Arends
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Aon's Matthew Arends

Aon has outlined its key hopes and fears for 2026, covering collective defined contribution (CDC), regulatory risk, tax concerns and administration.

Writing for Aon, partner and head of UK retirement policy Matthew Arends summarised last year's "volatile phase", with regulatory risk potentially affecting pension schemes, particularly defined be...

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