Corporate Adviser editor John Greenwood is joined by Helen Dean, CEO Nest, Rob O’Carroll, AE and DC pensions policy, DWP, Donna Walsh, head of master trust, Standard Life and John Hamilton, group pensions & tax director, Stagecoach Group Ltd to discuss key obstacles to a low-friction secondary DC pensions market:
– How will the new VFM framework support employers in selecting better workplace pensions for their employees?
– What currently motivates employers to switch DC pension provider and how could that change when the VFM framework is fully implemented?
– What obstacles to switching do employers see?
– What practical obstacles exist to a well-functioning secondary DC pensions market?
– How invested are employers in offering quality workplace pensions to their staff?
– How could regulations be adapted to promote a competitive, low-friction secondary DC pensions market?