All Defined contribution articles – Page 150
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Opinion
Crucial retirement tools to benefit your members
The Annuity Bureau’s Richard Williams sets out the tools and techniques that schemes and employers can use to get value for their scheme members at retirement, in the latest Technical View.
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NewsLaw firms poised for 2014 AE capacity crunch
An eightfold rise in the number of employers reaching their auto-enrolment staging date next year could leave many of them struggling to find the appropriate legal advice to complete the process, industry experts have said.
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News
Employees stick with schemes after auto-enrolment
News analysis: Regulatory and government reports on auto-enrolment find good progress has been made in employee engagement despite a small section of the UK’s largest employers facing investigation.
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News
Fidelity appoints PTL for mastertrust governance
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed PTL as the professional trustee of its mastertrust in a move that will see the governance of the scheme run independently, as employers look to manage potential conflicts of interest in the structure.
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News
Making good your scheme's common data shortfall
News analysis: The Pensions Regulator's annual record-keeping survey, released earlier this week, demonstrated a lack of awareness among smaller schemes of their data obligations, but also contained hints about how to repair administrative faults.
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Opinion
How to build a SIP for contract-based DC
Muse Advisory’s Mark Hodgkinson sets out the advantage of a statement of investment principles for DC schemes, and what it might comprise, in the latest Technical View.
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News
Two in five schemes use multi-asset to fight volatility
Data analysis: The use of multi-asset products has increased as schemes look to mitigate market volatility with the product, which promises equity-like returns with downside protection, investment data show.
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News
Total reward model complementary to AE
Pensions experts have highlighted the effectiveness of a total reward model in giving employees a positive attitude towards pensions under auto-enrolment, revealed a report released today.
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NewsPension contributions illustrate DB/DC divide
Data analysis: Employer contribution rates are on the rise in defined contribution schemes but are still significantly lower than defined benefit employer contributions, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
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Opinion
Editorial: Put fraud firmly in the shade
As the mercury rose last week, attention on pension fraudsters also hotted up as the regulator brought a liberation case to the High Court.
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Features
Essex reduces auto-enrolment costs with transitional delay
Essex County Council opted for a transitional delay to spread costs and reduce work ahead of its employers’ staging date, as a substantial proportion of workers were not scheme members.
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News
Derbyshire reduces auto-enrolment comms burden
Derbyshire County Council has taken steps to reduce its auto-enrolment communication costs, from record-cleansing to communicating through employers, as local authority schemes look to manage the cost of the reform.
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Opinion
Editorial: The metaphysics of quality
Last week, the government issued a call for evidence on quality standards in defined contribution schemes.
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NewsWind-up: avoiding union and member backlash
Winding up defined benefit schemes or changing members’ benefits has become a working reality for some management teams, as employers decide to cut costs and offload risks in a tough environment for scheme funding.
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News
Deciphering the DWP's select committee response
News analysis: The government's response to its select committee pensions report, released on Friday, included plans to have a defined ambition framework in place by 2016, as well as increased governance demands.
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News
Fidelity to launch mastertrust on employer demand
Fidelity Worldwide Investment is to launch a mastertrust in response to demand it has seen from blue-chip companies for tougher governance and bespoke investment strategies.
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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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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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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.