Defined Contribution

The government has been criticised for proposing burdensome and confusing rules on trustees in defined contribution (DC) schemes.

As the time to implement Budget flexibilities draws near Helen Ball highlights the administrative implications that trustees need to consider.

About 5,000 small and micro businesses will look to IFAs for auto-enrolment support as they hit their staging dates, according to National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) research.

Vanguard's Steve Charlton says DC schemes should not focus on asset accumulation

Zurich is consulting employees about closing its final salary schemes to future accruals.

Defined contribution trustees face a huge challenge in measuring 'good value for money', writes Stephanie Baxter

Proposals to improve DC governance are passing the buck to trustees

PP looks at how asset managers and insurers are changing their offerings ahead of April

Demand for drawdown is likely to increase by a factor of five when retirement freedoms kick-in, causing a market ‘capacity crunch', Standard Life has warned.

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