Defined Contribution

David Harris looks at what Ireland can learn from the UK on pension reform.

Only 16% of defined contribution (DC) savers are saving enough to maintain their standard of living in retirement according to Aon Hewitt.

Auto-enrolled employees will be putting aside £8bn of savings for retirement by the 2019/20 financial year, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Catherine Howarth explains why we need to allow savers to have choice when it comes to picking their workplace pension provider

The number of small and medium employers missing their auto-enrolment (AE) staging date increased in the third quarter, according to data from Aviva.

DWP's consultation into the future of NEST has generated some strongly contrasting responses about whether it should enter the at-retirement product market. Michael Klimes reports

The dashboard is potentially the ultimate disruptor as its remit could go far beyond pensions, Michael Johnson has said.

Last year Tesco replaced its DB scheme with a low cost DC arrangement targeting investment strategies that push the boundaries of typical DC funds. Stephanie Baxter explores why the award-winning scheme breaks the mould.

Freedom and Choice was designed to give savers more options at retirement, but some face a hard decision in order to take advantage. James Phillips explores the difficulties

Sue Pemberton looks at how default fund design will need to evolve following Freedom and Choice.