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DC Practical Notes - February 2024

Our quarterly DC thought-leadership report

February 27, 2024

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DC Practical Notes gives trustees, employers and providers of defined contribution pension schemes insight into what we are encountering in practice and our market-leading commentary on several key legal issues. 

In this edition, we explore the following:

  1. DC decumulation and partnering with a third party arrangement - issues for trustees to consider 
  2. FCA advice/guidance boundary review - will the proposals help to bridge the advice gap? 
  3. The self-select dilemma - how much choice should providers/trustees give? 
  4. Financial Markets Law Commission report - how could it help trustees? 
  5. The General Code - what are the key considerations for DC schemes and how does it impact master trusts?
  6. The role of a commercial master trust trustee - is it any different? 

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