Defined Contribution

Atlas Master Trust has appointed Schroders as one of its investment managers to develop the provider's default fund proposition.

Labour will call for collective defined contribution (DC) schemes in order to protect savers against longevity risk and costs, the party has announced.

The Cabinet Office has named Legal & General as the preferred provider for the civil service's defined contribution (DC) scheme.

Cardano's defined contribution (DC) business has been selected by NEST to provide general investment advice and support fund manager selection exercises.

The FCA has taken a further step towards DC cost disclosure but, as Jonathan Stapleton says, such transparency will have its own hidden costs.

The pension freedoms have had unintended consequences which should have been foreseen, Michael Johnson has said.

B&CE has published a full breakdown of transaction costs for The People's Pension - revealing both the explicit and implicit costs for its default fund - and has also called for the introduction of a soft cap on such costs.

Darren Philp explains why The People's Pension has published a full breakdown of transaction costs and is backing the introduction of a 'comply or explain' soft cap for such charges on DC funds.

The National Employment Saving's Trust (NEST) says hybrid products could help defined contribution (DC) savers on low incomes weather financial shocks better.

Hargreaves Lansdown research has found that employers support the expansion of auto-enrolment (AE) and higher minimum contributions.