Defined Contribution

Hewitt Associates has teamed up with data analytics firm PensionDCisions to launch a governance and risk management product for trust and contract-based defined contribution schemes.

Tim Burggraaf examines the similarities and differences between DC plans across Europe and examines how employers can increase the value of their DC plan

A new certification will differentiate between above average defined contribution pension schemes and the norm, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

COMPANIES with defined contribution pension schemes must act now to ensure their default funds are properly diversified, Fidelity International urges.

UK - The government must introduce automatic increases to pension savings when member's salaries rise if people are to have a decent standard of living in retirement, BlackRock says.

The latest Professional Pensions Conjecture debate, which looked at the key issues surrounding DC member communication, has gone live.

Few employers provide education, advice or assistance to defined contribution scheme members ahead of retirement, Watson Wyatt says.

Employers with defined contribution pension schemes need to implement a "smart-save" system in order to increase the level of contributions, BlackRock says.

Pensions regulators from across the world fear defined contribution members are not given enough information to make investment decisions, research reveals.

DC contribution levels are remaining static despite the tough economical climate, Fidelity International says.