New civil partnerships law could add 'billions' to DB liabilities

Victoria Tichá
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A new law allowing co-habiting couples to register as civil partners could add billions to the liabilities of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

Using actuarial data of company pension schemes and the latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) family and household figures, Royal London and Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) conducted an analysis on...

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