Defined Contribution

Members are finding it more difficult than expected to make retirement decisions according to research commissioned by the People's Pension and State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)

Nearly half of employers do not have a strategy in place to deal with an ageing workforce according to research from Hargreaves Lansdown.

Scottish Widows has announced it will remove all exit fees across its workplace pensions.

Pension savers need much more support if the freedom and choice reforms are to be a success says a major report.

Friends Life, now part of the Aviva group, has been appointed corporate pension provider for Rolls-Royce.

Aon Hewitt investment principal Joanna Sharples talks about how the Aon MasterTrust uses Aon's DC investment expertise to deliver a fully packaged investment solution.

The average pot size of members contacting The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) for guidance since freedom and choice came into force is between £45,000 and £48,000.

Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) will close its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual and instead introduce a 30% defined contribution (DC) rate for members.

As Pension wise marks its first year of operation, Kristian Brunt-Seymour speaks to staff at the service's Banbury branch about their experience so far and how they think the service will evolve.

A flat-rate of tax relief is the most likely reform to appear in the Chancellor's March Budget according to Aon Hewitt‘s predictions.