Defined Contribution

Natasha Browne explores how the guidance guarantee can cut costs for big firms

deVere Group has launched a dedicated workplace advice division which will provide whole of market advice to current and former employees of larger businesses.

At least 26% of medium-sized employers currently use pension schemes that do not meet the government's proposed 0.75% auto-enrolment (AE) charge cap, Jelf says.

Mercer has been appointed as the preferred provider of defined contribution (DC) schemes to more than 200 UK higher and further education institutions.

Many trust-based DC pension schemes already offer more than the ‘guidance guarantee' to their members and are worried about being forced to ‘dumb down' standards, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Now Pensions will work with payroll provider ADP to deliver an integrated auto-enrolment (AE) service, the master trust has announced.

Friends Life is changing its charging structures to reflect a proposed ban on active member discounts (AMD).

National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has appointed Allianz Global Investors (GI) Global Solutions as investment strategy adviser.

As many as 98% of small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) have yet to choose and secure a scheme for automatic enrolment (AE), according to Now Pensions.

Naomi Rainey looks at the impact of DWP's plans to cap auto-enrolment charges