All Defined contribution articles – Page 143

News
Evaluating the government's technical AE changes

2013-10-31T00:00:00Z

The technical changes to the regulations for implementing auto-enrolment released by the Department for Work and Pensions have received a mixed response from the industry.
News
Unilever creates DC committee to focus governance

2013-10-30T00:00:00Z

The Unilever UK Pension Fund has set up a defined contribution committee to boost three key areas of management of its members’ savings.
News
Schemes respond to AE charge cap proposal

2013-10-30T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Managers of large defined contribution schemes have responded to the government's proposed 0.75 per cent charging cap on auto-enrolment arrangements, largely feeling they already fit within the requirement currently under consultation.
Opinion
Five ways to retain your auto-enrolled members

2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

Schemes can take five swift decisions that will help keep newly enrolled members in their workplace pension scheme, Towers Watson’s Rudi Smith argues in this edition of Technical View.
Opinion
Why I’m optimistic on the future of defined ambition

2013-10-29T00:00:00Z

In this week’s Informed Comment, Barnett Waddingham’s Nick Griggs looks at the two broad options for a risk-sharing middle way between defined benefit and defined contribution.
News
First Bus uses DC 'nursery' to handle AE

2013-10-24T00:00:00Z

First UK Bus Pension Scheme has set out its redesigned benefits structure, having sought to meet the challenges of auto-enrolment and the end of contracting out by segmenting its workforce.
Opinion
Bringing together providers to meet your AE duties

2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Nest’s Graham Vidler discusses how the scheme’s 1,000-plus employers are using it alongside other providers to meet their workplace duties, in the latest Technical View.
News
Warburtons sees 2.3% opt-out after comms drive

2013-10-18T00:00:00Z

At just 2.3 per cent Warburtons has seen one of the lowest opt-out rates reported following a communications campaign that included personally contacting each employee that requested a form to leave the scheme.
News
Trinity Mirror keeps 'semi-passive' DGF default under review

2013-10-17T00:00:00Z

Trinity Mirror Pension Plan has introduced a semi-passive diversified growth fund for its auto-enrolment default section, but said it plans to further explore possible changes to the set-up in the next few months.
News
How Weight Watchers tackled AE demographic challenge

2013-10-17T00:00:00Z

Weight Watchers UK has implemented a unified communication and administration strategy and changed its pension provider to overcome the challenges of delivering auto-enrolment to different employee demographics.
News
NESPF payroll shift cuts 25% from processing time

2013-10-15T00:00:00Z

North East Scotland Pension Fund has implemented an integrated payroll system to provide a more accurate and timely way of paying out benefits to members.
News
Xerox underlines member responsibility in DC plan

2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

Xerox has called upon employees being transferred from a defined benefit to defined contribution arrangement in January to become more involved in their pension to get a good retirement income.
Opinion
Why minimum AE contributions are not enough

2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Contributions will need to exceed the legislative minimum to achieve a suitable retirement, but that does not mean it should be raised, argues The People’s Pension’s Jamie Fiveash in this Informed Comment.
Features
The DC Debate – how will the government's focus on quality help managers?

2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

This edition of our quarterly feature asks DC experts what they would like to see come out of the focus on quality standards, the effect of mastertrusts on the market and getting value through scale.
News
Regulator refines website for SME auto-enrolment

2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Pensions Regulator has revamped the auto-enrolment section of its website to help small to medium-sized enterprises implement the reform by adding step-by-step tools and drop-down information menus.
News
Care UK sees 4% opt-out after comms barrage

2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

Care UK has experienced an opt-out rate of just 3.8 per cent since implementing auto-enrolment in March, putting its success down to an intensive, multichannel communications strategy.
News
United Utilities: charge cap could shield members

2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

United Utilities' pension manager has voiced support for a cap on fees as it would protect default fund members from the decisions of their smaller and potentially less well-informed employers.
Opinion
SMEs, auto-enrolment and keeping young people engaged

2013-09-27T00:00:00Z

Almost a year after its introduction, auto-enrolment has been successful so far in getting young people into the savings habit.
News
Investment peaks as schemes buy cheaper gilts

2013-09-23T00:00:00Z

News analysis: UK pension funds hit a record of £17bn of net investments during the second quarter, largely as a result of schemes taking advantage of lower bond prices, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
News
How the OFT report affects your scheme

2013-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Association of British Insurers will audit contract and bundled schemes at risk of being poor value for members, following the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into the market.