Defined Contribution

Moves to erode self-serving behaviour within the pensions industry could backfire, M&S pensions strategy specialist Julie Parker-Welch has warned.

The pensions industry does not believe defined benefit schemes should survey members about their attitudes to investing, PP research finds.

Forcing product providers to reveal how their annuity quotes compare with competitors and developing a one-stop pensions 'dashboard' for retirees are two of several changes proposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following its wide-ranging review...

Annuity providers need to make significant improvements to the quality of their written and telephone communications if customer outcomes are to be improved according to the FCA's Thematic Review.

Australia's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) has concluded the best way to improve income in retirement is to force trustees to pre-select a retirement income product for members.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has hit back at criticism that the decision to abolish mandatory annuitisation could jeopardise the benefits of auto-enrolment (AE).

The Merchant Navy Officers' Pension Fund (MNOPF) is set to launch an industry-wide defined contribution (DC) scheme for officers and ratings in the Merchant Navy.

Michael Klimes asks whether the Dutch CDC model is the way to go for UK pensions

PP looks at international concerns over the sustainability of the UK pensions system

PP looks at the pros and cons of pooling risk