All Default funds articles – Page 11
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News
Pressure grows for improved default fund standards
News analysis: Focus on the design of default funds has sharpened following government and industry plans to explore new minimum standards, but the process presents challenges, industry experts have said.
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NewsTrinity Mirror sizes up target date fund default
Trinity Mirror is to launch a staff survey to find out whether target date funds are appropriate to all of its employees as the company approaches auto-enrolment.
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FeaturesSelex adds blended funds to smooth savings growth
Selex Pension Scheme has launched a series of four blended funds as part of an overhaul of its defined contribution default investment options, to smooth out volatility for its members.
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NewsBT launches review of lifestyle default
BT has commenced a review of its contract-based scheme with a view to potentially making changes to its default lifestyle option, as employers review their schemes in the light of auto-enrolment.
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NewsDC daily pricing blocking illiquid investments
Liquidity requirements for defined contribution schemes are hampering their investment returns and ability to compete with defined benefit plans on the replacement income provided in retirement, an institutional investor group has warned.
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Features
Large DC scheme benefits from cutting fund choice
A 10,000-member DC scheme has improved its performance and boosted member engagement by slimming down the number of investment choices it offers.
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Features
Improve member knowledge, regulator warns on DC
Defined contribution schemes risk punishment by the Pensions Regulator if they fail to tell members the impact of contributions on their retirement. Ian Smith looks at how DHL and others are meeting the challenge.
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Features
Debate over DC default fee divides schemes
In the run-up to auto-enrolment, DC schemes are in disagreement over the acceptable level of charges for the default option, a schemeXpert.com survey has shown.
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Features
Inflexible DC defaults fail members, study finds
Owen Walker looks at the latest economic research into creating defined contribution (DC) default funds to help members maximise their retirement income.
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Features
Thomas Miller confronts volatility with DC default design
Owen Walker discovers how the Thomas Miller pension scheme introduced absolute return funds to its defined contribution (DC) default option to provide members with a better savings experience.
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Features
Regulator highlights DC failure over risk registers
The Pensions Regulator is planning to measure governance standards twice yearly after failing to increase the number of small schemes to have set up risk registers.
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Features
Case study: Oracle ups membership to 87%
Oracle Pension Plan has increased its membership to 87% through a communications exercise, which also led to 74% of members making active investment decisions.
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Features
DWP calls for triennial reviews of DC defaults
The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) guidance on providing default options will prompt tighter governance controls for some schemes in the run up to auto-enrolment.