Trustee 'paternalism myth' needs debunking

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Employees are likely to get better investment choice under a contract-based defined contribution scheme than one run by trustees, Truestone Employee Benefits claims.

And the firm said it was time the myth that trust-based schemes offered greater paternalism was debunked. It said that trust-based schemes were much less likely to provide scheme members with en...

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