Barclays, BP and Morrisons are the latest big companies to move away from defined-benefit pension schemes. What do their replacement plans tell us about the future of pension provision?
The future of pensions has been further called into question after three FTSE-100 firms announced reforms to their defined-benefit (DB) schemes in the space of a week.BP is shutting its final-salary scheme to new members, while Barclays and Morrisons are closing theirs for existing members and implementing alternatives.