DB should be 'realigned' with UK prosperity aims

Hymans Robertson paper calls for TPR and PPF policy changes as well as tax incentives

Jasmine Urquhart
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Hymans Robertson senior actuary Patrick Bloomfield: "visionary policies" needed to realign DB schemes with UK growth
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Hymans Robertson senior actuary Patrick Bloomfield: "visionary policies" needed to realign DB schemes with UK growth

The UK’s 5,000 defined benefit (DB) schemes should be “realigned” with UK prosperity aims, a Hymans Robertson whitepaper has said.

The whitepaper from Hymans Robertson senior actuary Patrick Bloomfield called for policy changes from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF). Bloomfield called on TPR...

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