Defined Contribution

Diversified growth strategies and target return funds are the future of default fund investing, a poll of delegates reveals.

Trustees must "mind the gap" between the sponsoring employer and scheme members, delegates heard.

The move from defined benefit to defined contribution represents a huge transfer of responsibility from employer to employee, meaning member communication has never been more important, as Sebastian Cheek explains

A large number of businesses have been forced to scrap restructuring plans because of the section 75 employer debt regime, delegates heard.

UK - Trustees and sponsor companies should look at the company's defined benefit scheme as if it were a subsidiary of the sponsor company, Watson Wyatt head of settlement solutions Michael Chatterton said.

AUSTRALIA - Australian superannuation provider AMP will increase the pension contributions it pays for its employees to 12% from the mandatory 9% by 2014.

The UK's combined defined contribution pension value has dropped by £18bn in one month, according to Aon Consulting.

Each month DC World asks readers for their views. This month we ask: should DC schemes focus on asset allocation rather than searching for skilled active managers?

Deciding to enter an occupational pension scheme is a big issue and many people feel that once they've started paying contributions then their retirement planning is done.

Panellists discuss how best to tackle the automatic increase of members' contributions