Defined Contribution

Fidelity has launched the CB Richard Ellis UK Property Fund on its defined contribution platform.

Just two FTSE100 firms plan to use NEST as their default pension arrangement for new starters post-2012, research from Towers Watson reveals.

A member who initially made a £23,923 maladministration claim was handed just £500 compensation by the deputy pensions ombudsman.

Draft guidance on auto-enrolment certification does not clarify nuances around salary sacrifice and opt-out inducements, leaving some employees in a "netherworld", a lawyer says.

One third of employers will enable final salary scheme members to access more of their pension earlier in retirement after forthcoming income drawdown reform, Towers Watson says.

CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched a property fund targeting defined contribution investors amid the continuing closure of defined benefit schemes.

UK - CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched a property fund specifically designed for defined contribution pension scheme investors.

Building company McCarthy & Stone has launched a corporate wrap for its employees with Hargreaves Lansdown.

The Pensions Regulator must become "more engaged, more relevant and responsive" in its dealing with employers sponsoring defined contribution schemes, JLT Benefit Solutions says.

David McCourt looks at the future evolution of pensions provision