Defined Contribution

Recommendations encouraging pension funds to vote against companies failing to act on climate change have been published by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

Collective defined contribution (CDC) arrangements could be set up without needing full CDC legislation, which would speed up and make the process easier, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has claimed.

A set of tools to help trustees quiz their advisers and gain confidence in their decision-making has been produced by Aon.

Some £5.4bn was put into defined contribution (DC) pension schemes last year - an increase of 21% year on year, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

Rory Murphy says real and positive changes in the industry are best achieved if they reflect the interests of the consumer

Total of £15.7bn accessed flexibly

The estimated cost of pensions tax relief for employees to the government is expected to hit £24bn in this tax year, according to government data.

Malcolm Jones of Standard Life Investments answers questions on DC default design and some of the principal challenges for DC providers

Four in five members of UK pension schemes do not know how to utilise savings pot for retirement, according to research by MFS Investment Management.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries has proposed a 'national flexible ISA' and tax reform to improve intergenerational fairness. Kim Kaveh looks at how these would work