Defined Contribution

Understanding members' retirement objectives is key to ensuring default strategies remain fit for purpose according to Tesco group pensions director Ruston Smith.

Legislation must be introduced to stop the cost of master trust wind-ups falling on members, the pensions minister says.

Cardano has appointed Ralph Frank to lead its work in defined contribution (DC) pensions.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has added Xafinity's National Pensions Trust and The Pensions Trust to its list of schemes with master trust assurance.

Former pensions minister Steve Webb has said reaching a state pension age of 66 by 2020 should have been done over a much longer period.

Fiona Matthews looks at the industry’s key governance concerns.

A number of solutions are emerging that may make financial advice more accessible for defined contribution (DC) savers according to a report by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

Volatility has risen ahead of the EU referendum with markets already reeling from a deflationary scare driven by the oil price fall. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds schemes must take action now to mitigate their risk exposures.

A considerable gap remains between public and private sector employer and employee contribution levels according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

Radically reforming the pensions tax relief system could disincentivise saving, according to a report by the International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC-UK) and Age UK.