Defined Contribution

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

The UK defined contribution marketplace is significantly less open and dynamic than that of the US, latest DCisions research reveals.

Employer contributions to funded workplace pensions have risen by £16bn in just two years, as employee contributions plummeted by £3.5bn over the same period, figures show.

The National Association of Pension Funds fears a ‘governance vacuum' in trust-based defined contribution schemes if the government scraps short service refunds.

Tesco has slashed its scheme liabilities by £270m by switching from the Retail Prices Index to the Consumer Prices Index for calculating inflation linked benefits.