Defined Contribution

MANY employers and employees are failing to receive good value from their defined contribution pension schemes, Towry Law says.

Scottish Widows is set to enhance its corporate pensions package to give employers the chance to create more tailored schemes.

Dr. Shlomo Benartzi looks at behavioural finance and highlights the psychological barriers to saving, using automatic enrolment to increase participation and how to use automatic saving increases effectively

David Harris, managing director, TOR Financial Consulting Ltd and David John, senior fellow, The Heritage Foundation discuss the challenges facing America's new president as he gets to grips with the retirement system

Massive market volatility has given investors a hair-raising ride over the past year and as yet there is no end in sight.

Steven Dignall talks to LogicaCMG chairman of trustees Simon Baynes about how one of the oldest defined contribution (DC) plans in the UK has evolved over the years

BT is to launch a corporate self-invested personal pension for its 20,000 employees currently enroled in its trust-based defined contribution plans.

Trustees of the new Royal Mail defined contribution plan have appointed Zurich to provide the scheme with investment and administration services.

Ratcliff Palfinger has appointed Alexander Forbes Financial Services to set up a group personal pension scheme for its 170 staff.

Scottish Life has introduced a range of governed investments for the group pensions market.