Defined Contribution

Defined contribution (DC) scheme consolidation could be undone as diseconomies of scale begin to emerge, says PTL managing director Richard Butcher.

Uber has confirmed it will automatically enrol eligible drivers into a qualifying pension scheme following its Supreme Court defeat last month.

James Phillips speaks to Aegon Master Trust trustees Ian Pittaway and Helen Parker about their focuses for the coming year.

Almost half of trustees and pension scheme administrators surveyed by PP say they would not join a collective defined contribution (CDC) pension scheme.

The government will press ahead with plans to use the “largely untapped pool of capital” in defined contribution (DC) schemes to invest in venture capital and growth equity assets.

Three-quarters of pension scheme members want guidance before drawing down on their pension pot, according to a survey from The People’s Pension.

Defined contribution (DC) chair’s statements need a major re-think as part of the Department for Work and Pensions’ five-yearly statutory review on the rules around scheme governance in 2021, LCP says.

Trustees must undertake a five-step process urgently if they are seeking to move their single-employer defined contribution (DC) scheme into a master trust, says Premier.

Workplace savings fintech Cushon has expanded its acquisition target to include pension-focused businesses as well as master trusts.

Auto-enrolment (AE) remained resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the wake of minimum contribution increases, according to a report by Nest Insight.