All Defined contribution articles
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OpinionWhy the success of targeted support is so important
The Financial Conduct Authority is working on a ‘targeted support’ regime that could allow financial services providers to steer groups of consumers in certain directions. Fairer Finance’s Tim Hogg explains why getting this right is so important.
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NewsOne in five workers faces retirement poverty as adequacy gap widens
Research from Scottish Widows and Fidelity International shows millions risk poverty in retirement, as longer lives and low engagement threaten future income security.
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In DepthIn Depth: Exploring the £1.2trn defined contribution landscape
The latest edition of the Pensions Policy Institute’s DC Future Book shows a maturing landscape for defined contribution provision, amid profound policy shifts.
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OpinionAdequacy is the challenge of our time – but what can be done?
Vidett’s Ben Salmons and Mike Birch respond to the regulator’s recent missive on adequacy and decumulation, arguing that the two must be considered separately for reforms to truly be effective.
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NewsIndustry hails ‘major step forward’ as collective DC laws head to parliament
The government will lay legislation in parliament tomorrow paving the way for multi-employer collective DC schemes, and will also consult on ‘retirement only’ arrangements.
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NewsRaising auto-enrolment contributions ‘could bankrupt businesses’
With auto-enrolment contributions one of many things the Pensions Commission is considering, new research indicates that many businesses are not in sufficient shape to cope with higher payments.
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NewsNest backs UK businesses through Schroders and IFM commitments
The master trust has allocated to UK private equity through an expanded partnership with Schroders Capital, and has begun deploying money through its arrangement with IFM Investors into UK infrastructure-related businesses.
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OpinionIrritation or anxiety? The financial impact of member data errors
A recent Court of Appeal decision has given misdirected post a far louder echo, and it’s one that trustees and administrators can’t afford to ignore, say Eversheds Sutherland’s Jeremy Goodwin and Richard Bacon.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: We can be (pension) heroes
Torsten Bell urged delegates at the Pensions UK Annual Conference to be “pension heroes” through the ambitious change agenda facing the industry over the next few years. Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve hopes it’s not just for one day…
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NewsPension engagement and profitability ‘go hand-in-hand’, research suggests
Two-thirds of UK businesses that take an active role in educating employees on pensions reported ‘very good’ financial performance, according to new research from Scottish Widows.
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NewsPensions UK outlines feasibility study for small pots consolidation
Pensions UK Annual Conference: A feasibility review of small pots consolidation, overseen by Pensions UK, has found that more than a million pots under £1,000 could be consolidated, while approximately 800,000 pots are unlikely to be consolidated.
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News‘Traffic light’ approach to VfM underperforms in consumer testing
The Financial Conduct Authority proposed a ‘red, amber, green’ ratings system for DC schemes last year. Credit: Wikimedia The ‘red, amber, green’ proposed approach to value for money in defined contribution (DC) pension schemes has performed poorly in a recent behavioural finance exercise commissioned by The People’s ...
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NewsPensions Commission: Interim report expected in the spring
Baroness Jeannie Drake and Professor Nick Pearce addressed the Pensions UK Annual Conference this week to outline their approach to assessing and addressing adequacy issues.
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NewsLong-term solutions needed to address adequacy issues
Pensions UK Annual Conference: Improvements in state pension provision have not been matched in the private sector, and the industry faces an uphill battle to solve its adequacy problem.
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NewsPensions UK Annual Conference - live blog coverage from Manchester
Live coverage from Manchester of the trade body’s first conference since its summer rebrand as Pensions UK.
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NewsPensions industry confident of sector’s resilience in face of major reforms
More than three quarters of pensions industry professionals expect the sector to successfully navigate the significant reforms proposed over the next few years, according to new research from trade body Pensions UK.
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NewsDC schemes should consolidate to support guided retirement aims, TPR says
The Pensions Regulator has once again urged small pension schemes to consolidate to ensure they comply with forthcoming duties related to decumulation contained within the Pension Schemes Bill.
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OpinionThe AMNT’s pensions manifesto for 2030 and beyond
With the scope of reforms to the pensions industry becoming apparent, John Flynn of the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT) sets out some key priorities for his organisation and policymakers.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Reasons to be cheerful
As the pensions industry prepares to gather in Manchester for Pensions UK’s annual conference, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve looks on the bright side of all the changes ahead.
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People NewsPensions UK seeks head of DC policy to lead on major reforms
The trade body is advertising for a senior policy leader to develop its thinking around defined contribution pensions, including master trusts and “lifetime savings”.