The next steps for multi-employer CDC

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Late last year, the government finalised the regulatory framework to enable unconnected multiple-employer CDC (UMES) schemes – allowing CDC to expand beyond single or connected employers.

This legislation will come into force on 31 July this year, with The Pensions Regulator set to accept applications from 3 August – meaning the first multi-employer CDC schemes could be up and running 2027.

This webinar will explore how multi‑employer CDC will work in practice; the outcomes they could offer employees; the benefits of offering such an approach for employers and scheme members; and the operational and governance implications of such schemes.

In addition to this, the webinar will discuss investment opportunities for this type of scheme and look at the experience of CDC more broadly across Europe, asking what are the key learnings from abroad.

It will also look at the potential for retirement CDC; how these schemes could interact with guided retirement duties; and key considerations for trustees.

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Jonathan Stapleton

Editor, Professional Pensions

Jonathan is editor of Professional Pensions and has been reporting on UK occupational pensions since 2001. He has won a number of awards during his career, most recently the SPP Trade Journalist of the Year Award in 2019. He is also holder of the PMI's Retirement Provision Certificate.

Massi Delle Donne

Managing Director and Head of BlackRock’s Institutional Client Specialists for Europe & Africa

Massi Delle Donne is a Managing Director and Head of BlackRock’s Institutional Client Specialists for Europe & Africa. Working alongside our client and product teams, he is responsible for developing retirement propositions and solutions.

He joined BlackRock in 2022, following a career spanning senior roles across financial services in Europe, Asia and Africa. His experience includes thirteen years in capital markets developing derivative and structured solutions for institutional clients at Barclays Capital, and six years in insurance as an actuarial specialist focused on pension funds and product development. He has also worked in private equity and founded fintech ventures including Kore Labs, which provides a SaaS product lifecycle management platform to several major financial institutions.

Massi holds an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and a Bachelor’s in Actuarial Science from the University of Cape Town.

Chintan Gandhi

Partner & Head of Collective DC, Aon

A Scheme Actuary by trade, Chintan’s long-standing interest in, and passion to address, intergenerational fairness issues – and his desire to innovate to help achieve better outcomes for UK society – has provided a valuable perspective in leading the development of Aon’s advice and thought leadership in the innovative area of Collective DC, which has directly shaped emerging policy over the last decade. Aon co-advised Royal Mail on the design of their Collective Pension Plan, and Chintan’s work with prospective providers to innovate a whole-life multi-employer CDC design blueprint, and subsequent engagement with the Department for Work & Pensions, The Pensions Regulator, Treasury, and successive Pensions Ministers, has culminated in enabling regulations for these schemes to be produced and laid in Parliament. Chintan is widely regarded as the industry’s leading expert on CDC and is very excited about the years ahead as whole-life CDC becomes a reality for over 20 million UK workers. Chintan also influences the direction of wider pensions policy through various industry roles, including as an Officer / Honorary Secretary of the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

Joanna Sharples

FIA – CIO, Aon DC Solutions

Joanna is a Senior Partner in Aon's Investment Practice and is the Chief Investment Officer for Aon’s DC Solutions. She has over 25 years’ experience in the pension and investment industry and is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Joanna is responsible for the development and implementation of delegated investment solutions for DC pension schemes, working closely with Aon’s UK delegated team. Joanna also leads the development of Aon’s house views around DC investments, in particular default and lifestyle strategies, and sits on the UK DC Investment Committee and UK Investment Policy Group.

Paul Eagles

Head of CDC, TPT Retirement Solutions

Paul joined TPT Retirement Solutions as Head of Professional Services in June 2023 and was appointed Head of CDC in September 2025.

Prior to joining TPT, Paul accumulated over 20 years of management experience at leading DC Master Trusts, including LGIM, Aegon, and BlackRock. As Head of CDC, he has dedicated the past two years to evaluating the potential of CDC and outlining the requirements for bringing a new product to market. He successfully developed a business case and secured approval and funding to launch a CDC product within the next few years. Additionally, Paul is responsible for overseeing the Life Assurance product.

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