All Defined contribution articles – Page 17
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NewsChancellor fires starting gun on Pensions Review
The anticipated Pensions Review kicks off this week after the government announced plans for a “big bang of reforms” for the sector over the weekend.
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NewsSmart Pension to acquire Options master trust
The acquisition is Smart’s 10th and will bring its total assets under management to £6bn, once the deal is approved.
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FeaturesHow master trust regulation is evolving
Master trust supervision has evolved to focus on investments, data and innovation, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said.
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NewsElection 2024: The pensions industry reacts
Pensions Expert rounds up views from the industry as Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party prepares to take power following the general election.
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NewsPMI conference: Better comms needed on alternative investments
Pension providers will have to improve communication around evolving investment strategies as defined contribution (DC) coverage grows, according to BlackRock.
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NewsPLSA calls for government focus on DC decumulation, Funding Code
The new Labour government needs to fast-track the implementation of the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code as one of its first priorities for the pensions sector, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).
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NewsPMI conference: Joined-up thinking needed to solve saving problems
Homeownership and a lack of saving are the two main challenges facing British people trying to put money into a pension.
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NewsSavers less confident over retirement income, study shows
Pension savers are losing confidence that they will have enough income in retirement, according to Trafalgar House’s latest Trust and Confidence Index.
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NewsPMI launches innovation initiative as part of strategic overhaul
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has established a Global Innovation Centre to enhance its work on innovative and collaborative solutions for the UK pensions sector.
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NewsMarwyn targets admin sector with InvestAcc buy
London-listed Marwyn Acquisition Company II is to buy administration provider InvestAcc Group, with the aim of building a market-leading administrator for the UK.
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NewsAre employers short-changing staff through auto-enrolment?
Some of the UK’s largest employers may have been passing the costs of automatic enrolment onto their staff through lower take-home pay, according to research.
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NewsL&G unveils DC target-date range and private markets LTAF
The financial services giant has also launched a new range of target-date funds under the brand “Lifetime Advantage”.
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NewsInnovation Interviews: Penny probes for lost pension pots
Fintech startup Penny’s head of pensions David Henderson explains how an app set up by two brothers has now helped reunite hundreds of users with more than £300m of ‘lost’ pensions.
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NewsThird of workers seek to delay retirement over affordability
The number of people in full-time employment who believe they will never be able to afford to retire because of the impact of the rising cost of living is on the rise, according to new research.
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NewsProfessional trustee firms on hiring spree as demand surges
The number of professional trustee appointments has surged by 11% over the past 12 months, with firms intensively recruiting to meet the current demand and future growth expectations.
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OpinionThe future of the Pension Scams Industry Group
After a decade of volunteer-led work on addressing scams in pensions, the Pension Scams Industry Group needs support and engagement in order to continue, writes its deputy chair Tommy Burns.
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NewsTrustees urge focus on pension adequacy after election
With Labour forecast to win as many as two-thirds of the available seats at the general election next month, trustees have called for the new government to focus on retirement income adequacy.
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NewsErrors ‘could cost DC members thousands’ in lost contributions
Data errors affecting defined contribution (DC) scheme members are becoming “increasingly commonplace” and could cost them thousands in lost payments, according to Hymans Robertson research.
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NewsLabour to mandate net-zero transition plans
Financial services organisations, including pension schemes, will be required to set out net zero transition strategies under plan put forward by the Labour Party.
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OpinionThe ‘lost pots’ issue is getting worse – it’s time to act
John Upton, policy analyst at the Pensions Policy Institute, is exploring and updating data on lost pots to help drive solutions to one of the industry’s biggest problems.