Defined Contribution

Finding out what protections are in place for DC assets is not straightforward, finds Helen Morrissey

A union proposal for Royal Mail to create a risk sharing scheme has brought back the idea of defined ambition. Stephanie Baxter looks at how it would work and if it could set a blueprint for others

Prudential's independent governance committee (IGC) has found members are getting better value for money after reducing all initial charges and has no major concerns about transaction costs.

Willis Towers Watson's master trust, LifeSight, has been added to The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) master trust assurance list.

The government should re-consider its decision to allow newly-created companies the right to defer enrolling new members of staff by up to three months, says Adrian Boulding.

In the first of Newton Investment Management's regular DC updates, Catherine Doyle looks at maintaining market optimism

Tim Sharp says NEST could kick start much needed innovation in the retirement income market

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said it "strongly encourages" providers to apply for the master trust assurance framework in the run-up to the introduction of its authorisation powers.

The reduction of the annual allowance in 2014 has caused a significant rise in the number of people breaching the limit.

Almost half (43%) of small businesses are leaving it until the last minute to comply with their auto-enrolment (AE) duties, according to new data.