Is it time to consider a new index for uprating benefits?

James Phillips
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While the government moots allowing schemes to swap indices when rules are rigid, James Phillips explores whether a new index could end the debate

When the National Statistician derecognised the Retail Prices Index (RPI) as a reputable measure of inflation in 2010, it caused a ripple of change across government and pension schemes. RPI, un...

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James Phillips

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