Webb: Delays to pension reforms 'over my dead body'

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Pensions minister Steve Webb says delays to the timescale for implementing reforms would happen "over my dead body".

Speaking at Pensions and Benefits UK, Webb said he would not delay implementation of the 0.75% charge cap on default funds for auto-enrolment schemes or the accompanying transparency and disclosure framework. He said: "April 2015 is a firm deadline. We are not moving it." This comes after industry bodies expressed serious concern over the timing of the charge cap - with the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) recommending the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should consider a "more realistic timetable". > Read: Retirees could be told life expectancy < Webb also voi...

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