Defined Contribution

An increasing number of firms is leaving it to the very last minute to comply with their auto-enrolment obligations, according to one major provider.

Pensions don't have to be boring

Measuring value for money is difficult because it is completely subjective but there is a way forward, finds Stephanie Baxter

Pensions must be made simpler to appeal to ordinary savers, according to Lesley Williams, incoming chair of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

Schemes need to customise communications to members more to avoid sending out the wrong messages, according to HSBC pension scheme chief investment officer Mark Thompson.

Schemes need better benchmarking to be able to assess value for money, according to panellists at the National Association of Pension Funds conference.

NEST has become the fourth occupational defined contribution master trust to obtain independent assurance.

The arrival of robo-advice into the pensions industry is "imminent" according to Capita Employee Benefits chief data scientist Eric Tyree.

Both asset managers and pension schemes are failing to give investors enough information on the fees they pay, according to Professional Pensions research.

Replacement rates are being made obsolete by the retirement flexibilities introduced in April according to research from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).