Defined Contribution

Private assets can provide a helpful solution to investors looking to diversify their portfolios against inflation and market volatility.

Deal gives Smart additional £750m of assets and some 128,000 additional members

Aon’s DC pulse survey found half of schemes have issued additional communications

The combined master trust will have assets under management of £3.4bn

Response outlines government plans to increase value for money for members

Draft secondary legislation setting out the way forward will be published later this year

Chancellor announces new VfM framework, DC investment vehicle and LGPS consultation

Increase in risk sharing across DC could boost retirement income by 20%

Voluntary move by providers comes ahead of chancellor’s Mansion House speech tonight

Aon tracker shows a fall in DC while PwC finds DB schemes had a £330bn surplus last month