Defined Contribution

NEST's Mark Fawcett says we can come up with solutions that really meet people’s needs

The baby boom generation looks set to sleep walk into retirement as 40% have yet to begin saving into a pension, research shows.

Figures from Now Pensions reveal that out of the 4,279 companies which signed up with it in 2014, nearly one in five (17%) completed their application either close to their staging date or after the deadline had passed.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told pension providers they must question savers about their "health and lifestyle choices or marital status" before allowing a pot to be cashed in.

Policymakers' decision not to apply forthcoming governance and transparency rules to funds other than default options may lead to a regulatory gap in defined contribution (DC), Linklaters has warned.

Young peoples' interest in saving for retirement has been given a boost from the pension freedoms according to research from the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Industry insiders who become trustees at collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes could ruin them according to First Actuarial founder Hilary Salt.

PP looks at the attractions of pooling risk in retirement

Top stories on PP this week include a High Court ruling on overpayments, a consultation on defined benefit (DB) transfers and the unveiling of 44 guidance guarantee centres. Here's what you might have missed.

BNY Mellon Investment Management has cut the charges of one of its key diversified growth funds in a bid to expand its presence in the defined contribution (DC) investment market.