All Defined contribution articles – Page 143
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News
Royal Mail annuity broking gets almost total member take-up
Members of the Royal Mail Defined Contribution Plan have welcomed the scheme’s decision to default at retirement into an annuity broking service to maximise their retirement income.
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NewsPearson introduces three lifecycle options to increase choice
Pearson Group Pension Plan has replaced the default option of its money purchase section with three lifecycle options designed to provide a wider range of investment and decumulation strategies for members.
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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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NewsWhat Heineken’s SIP tells members on investments
News analysis: The statement of investment principles laid out by Heineken for its contract-based defined contribution scheme includes its governance committee’s investment beliefs, their working practices and the funds on offer to members.
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News
SPC: Pot-follows-member a 'breeding ground' for fraud
The government’s pot-follows-member proposals threaten to “overstretch” the industry and expose members to greater risk of pension liberation fraud, if introduced at the peak of auto-enrolment in 2014, the Society of Pension Consultants has warned.
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News
Now Pensions U-turns on sharia fund for members
Now Pensions has reversed its decision not to launch a sharia option, in its concern to avoid alienating members with a preference for Islamic investment, following auto-enrolment.
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Opinion
Why 'healthy' life expectancy matters to members
Longevity has rooted itself as a near-intractable problem for sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes while at the same time being an apparently good-news story for everyone else.
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Opinion
Editorial: A pat on the back?
Well done all. Fifty-six per cent of respondents to this year’s governance survey by the Pensions Regulator – published at the end of last month – feel their governance is “very” effective.
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Opinion
The key steps to the best annuity for your members
How do you ensure members get the right form of retirement income for them? Premier’s Ray Tang looks at the steps to ensure good member outcomes, in the latest Technical View.
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News
How draft contribution rules impact your scheme
The Pensions Regulator's draft contribution requirements could have a significant impact on schemes and providers by pressuring them to help police employer contributions under auto-enrolment.
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Features
Heineken boosts transparency with statement of investment principles
Heineken’s scheme governance committee has produced a statement of investment principles to improve transparency for members, despite there being no legal requirement for contract-based defined contribution plans to do so.
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News
Young people less likely to opt out, report confirms
Young people are more inclined to save for retirement than their older peers, experts have said, as a survey reveals that young employees are less likely to opt out of auto-enrolment.
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Opinion
Editorial: Greatest prize is pushing DC ahead
Last week saw the 14th annual Pension and Investment Provider Awards take place at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel.
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News
Survey: half of DC schemes failing investment duty
Data analysis: Consultants have raised concerns over a lack of investment focus from defined contribution schemes, after research found little more than half of schemes had recently reviewed their investment principles.
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News
EMD losing its sparkle as schemes value EM equities
The recent lag in emerging market equity performance compared with developed markets is luring pension funds to an asset class they see as cheap compared to its debt counterpart.
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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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News
Printing scheme uses AE to trim 5bp off member fee
The Printing Industry Pension Scheme has used auto-enrolment to negotiate a reduction of 5 basis points in its flat fee for members, as the industry looks for ways to lower charges.
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News
Aviva plans GPP committee to boost governance
Aviva is the latest insurer considering a trustee-type governance committee for its group personal pension to drive up standards and make its operations more cohesive.
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News
Associated British Foods reports 3% AE opt-out
Associated British Foods has seen a less than 3 per cent opt-out rate and significant engagement from 1,500 employees auto-enrolled in February, after an extensive awareness campaign and popular default investment strategy.
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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.