Defined Contribution

Matthew Webb discusses how the benefits of defined contribution plans can be sold to employees and employers alike

The bundled provider market is facing a "capacity crunch" on the delivery of pension solutions for companies ahead of their auto-enrolment staging date, a consultant warns.

Defined contribution default funds need revising so that they combine the best of traditional lifestyle and target date funds, Standard Life says.

The disconnect between the desire to be secure in retirement and setting up an achievable financial plan is still prevalent among workers, research suggests.

Battle lines are being drawn over the open market option as ministers are set to decide on reform this autumn.

Britvic closed its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual in April and switched all members to its existing defined contribution plan, results show.

Martin Palmer of Friends Life looks at the changing pensions landscape and what part workplace SIPPs will play in the future

Sebastian Cheek examines the reasons behind the explosion of interest in DC property funds

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued non-regulatory guidance on offering a default fund for auto-enrolment defined contribution schemes.

Current lifestyle funds could lead to defined contribution scheme members losing as much as 20% of their pension pot at retirement, PwC says.