Defined Contribution

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to cut the adviser guidance guarantee levy by 50% and announces tougher rules on bodies delivering guidance.

Schemes sponsors could receive a £2bn tax windfall following a change in HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) policy on VAT recovery in response to two European Court cases.

The Pensions Institute has published a consultation on retirement incomes from defined contribution (DC) schemes as part of a review launched by Labour.

The pensions industry must work together to develop flexible retirement products for (DC) savers according to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

PP examines the pros and cons of holding corporate-style annual meetings

Mark Fawcett used to work for millionaires in hedge fund management. Now he makes money for the average person in the street as the chief investment officer of the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST). He joined the organisation in 2008 and reflects...

Labour has urged the government to ensure none of the 320,000 savers expected to take advantage of pension freedoms are exposed to "rip off charges".

Research carried out by PP has found that defined contribution (DC) trustees think communicating the Budget flexibilities to members is their biggest challenge next year.

PP looks at the potential of online profiling tools to help make retirement decisions

Most trustees say their default investment strategies still assume members will annuitise when they retire despite expecting annuity sales to plummet.