Defined Contribution

Fidelity Investment Managers is set to launch a fresh defined contribution lifestyle default strategy combining diversification with a tactical asset allocation overlay.

Sebastian Cheek investigates the idea that economies of scale can improve communications to DC members

Network Rail has appointed P-Solve to implement investment solutions for both its CARE and defined contribution pension schemes.

GLOBAL - For the second year in a row, Dutch retirement systems came first in a global pension index comparing private and public pension schemes based on adequacy, sustainability and integrity.

HM Treasury will announce new pension taxation rules including the cap on the annual allowance tomorrow.

The European Court of Justice may equalise annuity rates for men and women, but doing so could make women's pension income even worse, experts warn.

Allowing savers early access to pension cash would inject £65bn into the UK economy in the short term, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

Communicating to member groups of more than 50,000 at a time could save defined contribution schemes as much as £48 per member, delegates heard

Lord Hutton will pitch collective defined contribution schemes to the department for work and pensions but would not be drawn on whether the model could translate to the private market.

Increasing member awareness should go hand in hand with increasing scheme take up said one pension manager.