Defined Contribution

The government has officially launched a call for evidence to review the regulatory differences between trust-based and contract-based defined contribution schemes.

The Pensions Regulator has published a discussion paper on how it should support the defined contribution (DC) market in the delivery of good outcomes for savers.

UK - The Department for Work and Pensions is to take action to stop firms using differences between defined contribution regulations to cut scheme costs when faced with auto-enrolment.

California-based dynamic asset allocation specialist First Quadrant has launched a new investment strategy in the UK aimed at offering defined contribution plans a more diversified default option.

US - California-based dynamic asset allocation specialist First Quadrant has launched a new investment strategy in the UK aimed at offering defined contribution (DC) plans a more diversified default option.

In December, DC World held an online Conjecture debate to discuss the findings of our inaugural DC survey

In the first of a series of profiles of defined contribution schemes and their managers, Jonathan Stapleton talks to Santander UK head of pensions Jackie Hopgood about the introduction of the bank's award-winning DC arrangement

Panellists discuss the challenges they expect to see DC schemes combat throughout the coming year

Union bosses have branded executive managers at an exam board "hypocrites" for axing defined benefit pensions for staff but retaining them for senior management.

The Department for Work and Pensions is set to take action to stop firms using differences between defined contribution regulations to cut scheme costs.