Defined Contribution

Stephanie Baxter asks if the UK should take heed of the US pensions clampdown

Pension figures have rejected calls to introduce a default retirement option of an inflation-linked annuity defined contribution members.

Just Retirement is to launch a set of products aimed at Middle Britain retirees offering ‘mix and match' options for retirement income.

PP runs through what schemes must do to be prepared for 6 April

PP examines concerns members will be auto-transferred to unsuitable schemes

PP looks at the impact of reduced allowances for members who access their pots

More than half of asset management firms will not reduce fees for the April charge cap on defined contribution (DC) default funds, according to a poll.

Michael Johnson sets out plans to curb freedom and choice

Savers approaching retirement should be defaulted into a not-for-profit annuity broker to protect them from making poor decisions after new flexibilities come in, argues the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

Fidelity has extended its defined contribution (DC) platform to give customers access to incoming retirement flexibilities but warned that operational capability alone will not ensure the policy is successful.