Defined Contribution

The Pensions Regulator has published its final list of quality features for trust-based defined contribution schemes for consultation.

The Pensions Regulator has proposed to develop a regulatory framework which recognises the "inherent complexities" within the master trust sector.

Expected pension incomes have fallen to the lowest level in six years, according to Prudential.

The Pensions Regulator has increased the pressure on employers to avoid using small schemes as auto-enrolment vehicles ahead of a consultation on the regulation of trust-based DC.

Government figures revealing a third of retirees are obese show retirees are not shopping around for annuities, according to Just Retirement.

The proportion of defined contribution schemes which plan to reduce employer contribution levels as a response to auto-enrolment has increased over 2012, according to Aon Hewitt.

The Pensions Regulator has scheduled a consultation on regulating trust-based defined contribution schemes for this month.

DC members at smaller employers cannot expect adequate retirement incomes after an "alarming" stagnation of contributions according to research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries.

The introduction of gender neutral annuity pricing will lead to an increase in the number of people looking to buy individually underwritten annuities, LV= says.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed that women will be hit hardest when the auto-enrolment threshold is raised.