Defined Contribution

Taha Lokhandwala looks at the debate over target date funds as the market expands

Contributors divided equally over the question of whether the pensions industry focused too much on the price of defined contribution (DC) products.

Source Pensions will target trade associations for auto-enrolment (AE) business, drawing their attention to the potential advantages of having a single scheme for their member firms.

Rachel Dalton asks what happens when a contract-based DC scheme employer does bust

Henry Tapper has faith in small employers to consider their AE options

As many as 30% of trustees say their schemes are unlikely to meet the needs of the majority of their members in retirement, according the Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT).

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for industry views on including standards for default investment funds in the criteria for awarding its Pension Quality Mark (PQM).

Buzz respondents are intensely relaxed about the fact almost all the National Employment Savings Trust's (NEST) customers have ended up in its default fund. Seven out of ten contributors said they were not concerned about this.

Standard Life has added 135,000 employees to its corporate schemes, bringing total membership to 1.3 million.

State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) have confirmed their intention to enter the UK target date fund (TDF) market.