One in five members asked to pause or reduce contributions recently

Aon’s DC pulse survey found half of schemes have issued additional communications

Jasmine Urquhart
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One in ten DC schemes have seen an increase in members changing their investments recently, Aon has found
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One in ten DC schemes have seen an increase in members changing their investments recently, Aon has found

Recent market volatility and economic challenges have prompted some members to change their investments or reduce their contributions recently, Aon has found.

Aon's second Defined Contribution (DC) Today survey, which looked at responses from 120 DC schemes, found over the last two to three months, 20% of schemes have seen an increase in requests to redu...

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