Defined Contribution

Salvus Master Trust is set to replace the Ascot Lloyd Pension Scheme, which exited the market last year after ten years as master trusts faced tough hurdles to become authorised.

River & Mercantile’s (R&M) fiduciary management arm has appointed PTL to conduct an independent value for members review of its portfolio of defined contribution (DC) clients.

EValue has launched a range of investment pathway solutions ahead of the implementation deadline next February.

Levels of confidence in retirement saving remain persistently low, with feelings dampened further by Covid-19, but savers recognise the current opportunities in equities, a State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) survey finds.

Nest has set out plans to move to its default pension strategy towards a net-zero investment portfolio by 2050, with at least £5.5bn of equities pledged to climate aware strategies.

The government must take radical and immediate action to stop small pension pots undermining the success of auto-enrolment (AE), Now Pensions says.

Pension fund savers switching out of their default funds and making their own investment decisions could face a cut in their final pot value of up to £247,000, research has found.

Steve Charlton looks for an equitable way to incentivise saving for retirement.

Short-term actions are dominating the thinking of many defined contribution (DC) schemes as the coronavirus pandemic continues, Aon research finds.

Nest saw average inflows of £400m in new contributions per month over the course of 2019/20, leading to a 67% increase in assets under management (AUM).