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If DB contributions are rising to cover the greater cost of meeting DB liabilities, then DC contributions should rise too.But workers facing a loss from the switch to DC schemes have failed to pay in more, perhaps because they do not appreciate what a good deal pensions are.
That muddled thinking explains why many people in DC schemes may end up with a disappointing standard of living in retirement.For a start, total contributions to DC schemes, from employers and employees, are much lower than those made to final-salary plans.
DC schemes should also offer better-designed investment choices.
They have been replaced by money purchase or defined contribution (DC) schemes.
However, some experts are sceptical, pointing to problems with collective DC schemes in the Netherlands.
To make the shortfall worse, the costs of running DC schemes are, on average, higher.
These defined-contribution (DC) schemes transfer nearly all the risk to the employees.
But that is less than the average contribution rate of private-sector DC schemes.
According to TowersWatson, an actuarial consultant, 58% of all American pension assets are in DC schemes.
Second, employers make smaller contributions to DC schemes than to final-salary plans, so pensions are likely to be lower.
But if a guarantee could be provided for low-risk DC schemes, workers might be persuaded to save more.
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