Defined Contribution

An increasing move towards income drawdown could reduce the number of bonds needed in the future by half, AllianceBernstein says.

CB Richard Ellis Investors has launched a UK direct property fund for defined contribution pension investors.

US - BlackRock's head of US defined contribution business Kristi Mitchem will leave the firm to pursue other opportunities.

Most employees still see a pension as the best way to save for retirement but only a third are confident it will provide an adequate retirement, latest research from the National Association of Pension Funds reveals.

Sales of enhanced annuities in the UK increased by 24% last year, latest Towers Watson research reveals.

Trade unions could increase their members' pensions by more than half by backing collective defined contribution arrangements, a leading fund manager says.

The ruling in the long-running Imperial Décor case has left the government in breach of European law obligations, Eversheds says.

UK - The Conservatives voted against a batch of regulations governing auto-enrolment in a House of Commons committee yesterday.

BT's rivals have attacked the telecoms giant for seeking to charge customers to help plug its £8.8bn scheme deficit.

Electrical specialist Comet is the latest scheme to receive the National Association of Pension Funds pension quality mark.