Defined Contribution

Legal & General's (L&G) two master trusts have been authorised, four months after they submitted their applications.

As AE contribution rates rise to a minimum of 8% in just a few days time, Kim Kaveh speaks to four master trusts about their preparations for a potential change in member behaviour.

Troy Clutterbuck says action must be taken by all involved to ensure that the £400m - and growing - of unclaimed pension savings are not lost entirely

The Carey Workplace Pension Trust has applied for master trust authorisation and consolidated two other schemes, PP can reveal.

The Atlas Master Trust has applied for authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), taking the total number of applications to 24 as the end of March deadline looms.

PP editor Jonathan Stapleton speaks to NEST Insight Unit head Matthew Blakstad about financial resilience, NEST's sidecar savings trial and the broader impact of AE phasing.

Royal London's independent governance committee (IGC) has downgraded its rating for appropriate investment returns after all default funds caused a fall in pot values.

The government-backed auto-enrolment (AE) provider NEST is the latest master trust to apply for authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), PP can exclusively reveal.

Standard Life has increased exposure to risk assets in three out of five funds in its Active Plus and Passive Plus workplace pension ranges.

Some 48% of employers are unaware of the services or help they offer to members of their defined contribution (DC) schemes, according to Aon.