Defined Contribution

Many trustees think their DC scheme assets are protected by the FSCS but this may not be the case. Helen Morrissey looks at why trustees need to be aware of how DC assets are protected.

Schemes should focus on increasing contributions rather than squeezing costs if they want to improve member outcomes, according to BT's head of pensions.

Retirement guidance still not up to scratch

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.