Defined Contribution

Defined contribution (DC) schemes at some of the UK's biggest firms are beginning to diversify default funds according to research from Schroders.

Matthew Fletcher has been appointed as a senior longevity technical consultant by Hymans Robertson.

Demand for annuities climbed 10.5% in September despite tumbling rates, analysis from IRESS has found.

Trustees must ensure default investment strategies are flexible

Jonathan Stapleton thinks 'freedom and choice' could trigger a buy to let boom

Lord John Monks has branded the use of band earnings to calculate auto-enrolment contributions an "injustice" and said the government was "committed to excluding the low paid" from the initiative.

While most don't know what they will do, those that cash out will hand £1.6bn to HMT

The majority of defined contribution (DC) savers do not know how they will use their pension pot and only have a vague idea when they will retire, according to research.

Three employers have been issued fixed penalties of £400 in The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) first use of fines for failures related to auto-enrolment (AE).

HM Treasury could land a healthy windfall of £1.6bn as up to 200,000 people are expected to cash in the pension pots in April, according to research.