Defined Contribution

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has launched the Retirement Quality Mark (RQM) to help members make appropriate retirement income choices.

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) will assess the Workplace Pensions Trailblazer Apprenticeship.

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of staff would welcome monthly pension checks during work hours according to Aegon research.

Automatic enrolment (AE) must succeed for the general public as it is now "the only game in town" according to Malcolm McLean.

The Pensions Regulator has warned trustees against complacency when assessing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues within portfolios.

People's optimism in their retirement saving plans has dropped since Brexit according to research by Scottish Widows.

Aegon has warned of a retirement shortfall for the bereaved as pre-retirees are increasingly not arranging for pension payments to go to their partners after death.

Assets of the biggest 300 pension funds globally dropped by over 3% in 2015, the first fall in value since the financial crisis according to research.

Steven Leigh and Adam Hayes have joined Aon Hewitt's defined contribution (DC) team as senior consultants.

Standard Life's defined contribution (DC) master trust has joined the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) official master trust assurance list.