All Defined contribution articles – Page 3
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News10 years of pension freedoms: How people are accessing their retirement savings
A decade on from the introduction of pension freedoms, new research reveals that many eligible savers opted to withdraw from their pension under these rules without seeking any advice at all.
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OpinionThe concerns of Gen Z and the changing landscape for retirement saving
Shantel Okello, a policy researcher at the Pensions Policy Institute, delves into the findings of a new report into the retirement savings challenges faced by young people.
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NewsPension Investment Review seeks scale – but not at any cost
The Pensions Investment Review will not undermine freedom of investment choice, nor will it threaten fiduciary duty, according to the person overseeing the project for the Treasury.
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NewsWhat Canada’s pension funds can teach UK DC ‘megafunds’
There is no such thing as a Canadian pension fund model, according to an international pension and investment expert at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s investment conference.
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NewsPLSA Investment Conference: Lessons from overseas for DC engagement
The UK pensions industry must learn important lessons from defined contribution (DC) models around the world, in order to improve outcomes for savers.
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OpinionPension transfers: A year of lessons and the road ahead
People’s Partnership CEO Patrick Heath-Lay addresses the substantial problems that the industry faces regarding pension transfers.
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OpinionA decade of ‘freedom and choice’: Time to rethink advice provision
Glyn Bradley of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries looks back on a decade of pension freedoms and ahead to how we can make the policy work better for members.
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NewsConsolidation pushes number of DC schemes below 1,000
The Pensions Regulator’s push towards “fewer, larger schemes” is having an impact as large DC funds – including master trusts – increase their dominance.
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Master trusts questioned over service quality and ‘robustness’
A new report has questioned whether defined contribution master trusts have the capacity and service quality to deal with system shocks, as the government looks for providers to boost their scale.
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In DepthIn Depth: Regulator’s new DC approach is a sign of things to come
Pensions Expert looks in detail at how the Pensions Regulator’s prudential approach to regulation is affecting all aspects of the industry.
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NewsTPR overhauls DC supervision to support ‘megafunds’ growth
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to split its oversight of defined contribution pension funds into four categories as part of a major overhaul designed to reflect the changing nature of the sector.
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News‘Strategically significant’ pension funds to come under TPR’s spotlight
TPR’s chief executive has set out the regulator’s priorities for 2025 and appealed for “ideas and solutions” from the industry.
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NewsPrivate markets: DC funds plot 'outsized' UK allocations
Master trust providers plan to back the government’s push for greater investment in productive finance with “outsized” domestic allocations, according to research.
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OpinionCompeting agendas: Does the pensions industry need a rethink?
How can the pensions industry improve how it manages and avoids conflicts of interest? Darren Philp, co-host of the V-FM Podcast, scrutinises master trusts and professional trustees to pose some important questions.
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In DepthIn Depth: 40% of master trust memberships could consolidate, study finds
A major data exercise carried out by some of the UK’s biggest master trusts has shed light on the challenges of consolidating small pension pots and rolling out pension dashboards.
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NewsData shows gender pension gap is growing
New studies illustrate that the pension savings gap between men and women is growing and will continue to do so without positive action from employers and policymakers.
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NewsUK pension market growth slowest among largest peers
New research shows a drop in UK pension assets as a proportion of the largest pension markets in the world.
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NewsHow master trusts could save on private markets investment fees
As it prepares to deploy capital into unlisted asset classes, The People’s Pension has published a report on how to do this in a cost-effective way.
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NewsNest buys stake in infrastructure manager IFM Investors
The master trust has bought a 10% stake in Australian infrastructure manager IFM Investors as part of a partnership arrangement to ramp up its private markets allocation.
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NewsPeople’s Pension launches in-house investment unit
DC master trust The People’s Pension has established an in-house investment unit under the leadership of chief investment officer Dan Mikulskis, as it prepares for significant asset growth over the next five years.