Hot Topic: CDC schemes – the future of pensions? – November 2024


Building on “significant appetite from industry”, the DWP has published a consultation on extending the CDC framework to enable whole-life unconnected multiple employer CDC schemes, including master trusts. This Hot Topic sets out the key CDC developments to date and what is still to come.

In this Hot Topic:

  • What is CDC?
  • Expanding the CDC framework to unconnected employers
  • Timeline of CDC developments
  • What is the DWP proposing in the new consultation?
  • Can CDC schemes be used for decumulation-only?
  • What’s next for CDC?

Read our hot topic here.