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The future of occupational pension schemes in the UK looks grim unless the industry can find a way to share the risk between employers and employees. One such approach, says Hamish Wilson, is collective defined contributions

The UK once boasted the best occupational pensions system in the world. Company pension schemes enjoyed enormous surpluses and their employees looked forward to a long (and early!) retirement. A...

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