LPI requirement on DC schemes scrapped - as expected

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The government has scrapped the proposed Limited Price Indexation (LPI) on money purchase schemes in order to increase flexibility and make life easier for scheme members.

This was announced yesterday by Baroness Hollis during the House of Lords' second reading of the Pensions Bill. The Department for Work and Pensions believes the latest amendments to pending pensions legislation will represent a significant simplification for DC schemes as it effectively has removed complications caused by several different indexation regimes. Minister of state for pensions Malcolm Wicks says: "Removing indexation from defined contribution schemes will help scheme members by giving them greater choice in the type of annuity that they will be able to purchase with thei...

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