All Defined contribution articles – Page 9
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Videos
Winner of Scheme Technology Innovation: Penny
David Henderson, head of pensions at Penny, speaks after his firm was presented with the Scheme Technology Innovation Award.
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News
By the numbers: TPR’s DC landscape data
What we learned from the regulator’s latest data report on the makeup of the defined contribution system in the UK.
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News
The importance of DC default strategies
Four in five defined contribution pension savers will wait until five years out from retirement to engage – and in many cases, much later.
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News
Dashboard costs rose by 23% in 2023, figures show
The estimated cost of the Pensions Dashboard Programme reached £289m in 2023, according to the National Audit Office (NAO), up from an initial estimate of £235m in 2020.
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News
Border to Coast bags two awards at Investment Innovation Summit
Other winners of Innovation Awards include Scottish Widows, Clara Pensions, Penny and Cardano.
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News
TPR: Time is running out to clean up your data
The Pension Regulator (TPR) has warned scheme administrators to make sure they deal with any data issues during the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) conference in the City of London this week.
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News
WTW urges higher default contribution levels to boost saving
Employers should look to increase the default contributions into pension funds when auto-enrolling staff, as part of measures to improve pension adequacy, according to WTW.
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News
Auto-enrolment contributions boost ‘could add £10bn a year’
Increasing minimum auto-enrolment contributions from 8% to 12% could bring an additional £10bn a year into the pension system and significantly boost the retirement savings of younger members, according to Phoenix Group.
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Features
DC consolidation: A complex picture
With the government – and the opposition – set on consolidating defined contribution schemes, Pensions Expert explores some of the complicating factors that have yet to be addressed.
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News
What we learned from the FCA’s retirement data
Pensions Expert delves into the numbers released by the regulator this week to explore what they say – and what they don’t – about the UK’s retirement landscape.
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News
‘Capacity crunch’ risk as schemes failing to plan for dashboards
Less than half of pension schemes have a plan for connecting to the pension dashboard system, according to a poll from LCP.
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News
Why consumer confidence could undermine pots for life
Research by Barnett Waddingham has shown consumers to be keen on the government’s pots for life concept – but a lack of confidence in decision-making could hamper its success.
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News
LifeSight to back private equity LTAF launch
The LifeSight master trust is to invest up to 5% of its default option into a new private equity-focused long-term asset fund (LTAF) soon to be launched by WTW.
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News
Call for ban on cash incentives for pension switching
Pension providers should be banned from giving individuals cash incentives to switch to them, according to the People’s Partnership.
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Interview: First Actuarial’s Hilary Salt on her CDC ‘legacy’
Pensions industry veteran Hilary Salt played a pivotal role shaping the UK’s first collective defined contribution scheme, but regulatory hurdles continue to delay its opening.
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Opinion
Editor’s column: Innovate to communicate
Putting information into the public sphere isn’t the same as communicating. As an industry, we should think differently to make sure members understand what we’re telling them.
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News
Pot for life could threaten auto-enrolment success, warns ABI
Employer survey shows companies are concerned about the potential negative impact on staff pension outcomes.
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News
DWP confirms timeline for dashboard connectivity
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out the deadlines for pension schemes and providers to connect to the pension dashboard ecosystem, beginning from next April.
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News
Time to pick up the pace on pensions dashboards
The deadline for dashboard connection is more than 18 months away, but with official timetable guidance and technical standards looming, trustees need to get their plans in order.
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Dashboard providers team up for industry body
Four potential providers of pension dashboards have formed an industry organisation to support the ongoing development of the project.