SCHEMES will not have to increase pensions during a deflationary period but payments cannot be reduced to reflect lower cost of living, Lovells warns.
The firm said legislation requires trustees to increase certain pensions in payment and to revalue certain deferred pensions, by reference to retail price index in order to protect pensioners and d...
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