Defined Contribution

More than 400,000 scheme members could be missing out on hundreds of pounds in annual contributions by failing to claim tax relief, warns Standard Life.

Consultant Mercer has added another defined contribution heavy hitter to its team with a senior appointment from Towers Watson.

The Pensions Regulator has dismissed claims payroll providers are dragging their feet in the development of suitable systems to cope with auto-enrolment.

The Pensions Management Institute will be switching tack over the course of 2012 in response to the changing nature of the pensions industry.

Trustees of the Michelin UK's Pension and Life Assurance Plan have appointed Hymans Robertson to act as the consultant to its defined contribution section.

Low-cost providers have demanded equal footing with the National Employment Savings Trust in the Department for Work and Pensions' communications.

Payroll and HR system providers have failed to come up with software packages to help clients with auto-enrolment leaving opportunities for providers, BlackRock says.

BlueSky Pension Scheme has launched an all-employer scheme to rival the National Employment Saving Trust, ahead of auto-enrolment's roll out next year.

Short service refunds from defined contribution schemes are to be abolished as part of the government's drive to increase pension saving.

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