Defined Contribution

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.

Helping trustees keep up to date with unrelenting regulatory change is at the heart of tomorrow's Professional Pensions' Defined Contribution Conference.

The success of freedom and choice will largely depend on the quality of advice and the number of people who receive it according to the industry.

The Treasury is seeking views on whether to allow defined contribution (DC) members to access their pensions before retirement to pay for financial advice.