All Defined contribution articles – Page 21
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OpinionThe fault line below the UK pension system
Unless we do more to understand areas of pensions policy weakness, the outcome could be seismic, writes Anna Brain of the Pensions Policy Institute.
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NewsNew proposals may help bridge the advice gap
FCA explores how to make advice and guidance better for consumers in a policy paper, making three key suggestions
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OpinionAre policymakers’ DC plans realistic?
There is much to be positive about in DC pensions – but policymakers must be careful to avoid a multitude of pitfalls, writes Martin Willis.
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NewsIncrease of renting in retirement poses risks to future pensioners, new report warns
Data predicts households that own their home in retirement could fall from 78 per cent to 63 per cent by 2041.
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NewsGet better at engaging – or else, warns UK’s largest pension provider
If providers keep failing to help customers engage with retirement, they will fall foul of consumer duty, warns Andy Briggs
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NewsMore than half of pension savers do not understand fees
Consumers are baffled by fees, warns Boring Money’s Holly Mackay
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Opinion‘Pot for life’: what are the knock-on effects?
Proponents and critics need to fully understand the likely impacts and update their arguments to address them.
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OpinionHow pension schemes can overcome their diverse communications challenges
How to turn consumers’ fear, detachment and complacency into action
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NewsRise in national living wage will boost pension savings
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the National Living Wage will jump to £11.44 per hour during the autumn statement.
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NewsChancellor proposes ‘pots for life’ in major pension reforms
Hunt’s pot for life proposals could be attractive, but would be complex to implement and could make life harder for consumers, industry warns
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NewsNext phase of Mansion House reforms announced
Government will unlock £320m to get DC schemes investing in private markets. But the industry warns that reforms must be carefully considered.
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OpinionOnly pension reform can save the economy
The pensions system is broken and radical reform is needed. But will the chancellor’s steps be bold enough?
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NewsTPR: Do better on decumulation
The regulator lays out seven challenges that lie between DC savers and a good decumulation outcome.
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NewsBleak prospects for women in retirement
Women may not be able to afford basics like food and heating when they retire, thanks to the ‘motherhood penalty’ and the gender pensions gap. What can we do to change things?
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NewsOver five million midlifers are taking action now to save more for retirement
The average 45 to 54-year-old needs £160,000 more for a moderate standard of living in retirement.
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NewsDC lessons from overseas
Bring back annuities, target policy so that it reaches the right places, and think about a “rules of thumb” approach: lessons from more mature DC systems
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NewsThe rise of Generation DC
What could be done to improve Generation DC's chances of a comfortable retirement?
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NewsFill out PASA’s Digital Admin survey
Help PASA understand how schemes are navigating pensions administration in the digital age
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