Around 80% of employers intend to keep their existing pension scheme in place with only 2% planning on offering a pure Personal Accounts option, Punter Southall research reveals.
The consultant said its survey - which interviewed HR directors, finance directors, and pension managers from over 300 companies - revealed personal accounts were likely to be a failure when they are introduced in 2012 as the take up rate would be far below the economy of scale needed to deliver the proposed low costs. It said such a scenario would make management fees for personal accounts as high as 1% - far more expensive than most current defined contribution pension schemes. The survey also revealed only 10% of employers have canvassed the opinions of their staff to understand whet...
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