Defined Contribution

Rachel Dalton spent a day at Standard Life HQ for a glimpse of AE inside an insurance giant

Rachel Dalton looks at the ABI's annuity rate window

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has defended its Annuity Window after "media scrutiny" and made changes to it following industry feedback.

Legal and General Trustees has (LGT) changed the rules of its master trust to accept members from closing occupational schemes to boost the scale of the vehicle.

Volatility control benchmarking in defined contribution (DC) default funds could make guarantees more affordable, Redington suggests.

Baker Tilly has confirmed that an apparent missing employer contribution to RSM Tenon's defined contribution (DC) scheme was paid in July 2012.

Standard Life and Barnett Waddingham have announced a partnership to target small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for auto-enrolment (AE).

RSM Tenon's collapse could potentially leave more than £600,000 of outstanding contributions to its defined contribution (DC) scheme unpaid as the payment competes with higher ranking debts.

A significant majority of contributors to this week's Buzz said that employers would find it tricky to persuade workers with defined contribution (DC) schemes to retire on current contribution rates.

The Association of British Insurers has launched the Annuity Window to help retiring pension investors get the best deal from their retirement income.