Defined Contribution

Nationwide Building Society chose to appeal to members' hearts as well as minds when looking at how to increase contribution rates. Nationwide's head of pensions Ian Baines tells Helen Morrissey how it can be achieved.

Cuts to the Money Purchase Annual Allowance; a £1bn raid on salary sacrifice schemes; a pledge to keep the pensions triple-lock; and increases in the Insurance Premium Tax… Professional Pensions takes a look at the key Autumn Statement announcements....

The 2017 auto-enrolment (AE) review must have a wide scope and look at the longer term to ensure adequate savings, the industry has told the pensions minister.

The US election and EU referendum showed how communicating with people on a gut level is an effective persuasion tool. The pensions industry should take note, writes Stephanie Baxter.

Four years of auto-enrolment (AE) has brought more young savers and low earners into workplace pensions, and even doubled membership among people not directly targeted by the policy.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said individuals must be warned about losing employer pension contributions where they opt out to save into the lifetime ISA (LISA).

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has disputed a report saying UK firms have paid a huge number of auto-enrolment fines unnecessarily.

Capital adequacy for master trusts should be set at a minimum of £2m to ensure a robust and innovative market according to Now Pensions.

Partnering with clients and technology

The perfect pension consultant should put their clients at the heart of everything they do and not offer off-the-shelf products, according to a panel of trustees.