OECD: UK at risk of undermining AE

PP looks at international concerns over the sustainability of the UK pensions system

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The decision to abolish mandatory annuitisation has the potential to undermine the success of auto-enrolment (AE), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.

It welcomed AE as a positive move for improving pension participation, but said coverage rates were better under compulsory systems. According to its Pensions Outlook 2014 report, coverage in th...

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